Reliability and validity of Persian version of state-trait anxiety inventory among high school students

Objectives: The aim of the present study was to assess the reliability and validity of the Persian version of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory Form Y (STAI-Y) among high school students. Methods: A sample of 492 high school students in Kermanshah city, Iran were randomly selected via multistage sam...

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Published in:East Asian archives of psychiatry 2020-06, Vol.30 (2), p.44-47
Main Authors: Abdoli, N, Famia, V, Salemi, S, Davarinejad, O, Jouybaii, T Ahmadi, Khanegi, M, Alikhani, M, Behrouz, B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anxiety
Anxiety disorders
Attitudes
Child & adolescent psychiatry
Children
Data analysis
Medical screening
Mental depression
Mental disorders
Personality
Personality traits
Psychological aspects
Psychologists
Quantitative psychology
Questionnaires
Reliability
Secondary school students
Teenagers
Test methods
Validity
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Summary:Objectives: The aim of the present study was to assess the reliability and validity of the Persian version of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory Form Y (STAI-Y) among high school students. Methods: A sample of 492 high school students in Kermanshah city, Iran were randomly selected via multistage sampling. They were asked to complete the STAI-Y and Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) to determine the correlation coefficients. Data analysis was performed via descriptive statistics, factor analysis, Cronbach's coefficient alpha, and Pearson correlation coefficient. Results: In the Persian version of STAI-Y, the Cronbach's alpha for internal consistency was 0.886 for trait anxiety and 0.846 for state anxiety. The convergent validity between STAI-Y and BAI was 0.612 for trait anxiety and 0.643 for state anxiety (p < 0.001). Conclusion: The reliability, internal consistency, and validity of the Persian version of the STAI-Y is good among high school students in Kermanshah.
ISSN:2078-9947
2224-7041
DOI:10.12809/eaap1870