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The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) is a tool designed to measure adult anxiety, distinguishing between state and trait anxiety through a 40-question format. It is available in multiple languages and takes about 10-20 minutes to complete, with reliability scores of .54 for state anxiety and .86 for trait anxiety. Mind Garden, Inc. offers access to the STAI and related psychological assessments, providing services for administration and analysis.

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The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) is a tool designed to measure adult anxiety, distinguishing between state and trait anxiety through a 40-question format. It is available in multiple languages and takes about 10-20 minutes to complete, with reliability scores of .54 for state anxiety and .86 for trait anxiety. Mind Garden, Inc. offers access to the STAI and related psychological assessments, providing services for administration and analysis.

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State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)


The STAI, or State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) is an instrument that quantifies adult anxiety (a
children's version is also available). This particular instrument is used to simplify the separation
between state anxiety and trait anxiety, feelings of anxiety and depression. The STAI includes a 40
question response taking approximately 10-20 minutes for completion and the test is given in tens
of different languages worldwide. This test is split into the S-Anxiety scale and the T-Anxiety scale,
each having 20 items. These tests are answered on the basis of a 1-4 scale, with the focused
areas including: worry, tension, apprehension, and nervousness. The current edition is Form Y
(STAI Form Y).

Authors

Spielberger, Gorsuch, & Lushene (1970)

Reliability and Validity

According to studies by Spielberger (1970), test-retest correlations were calculated to be .54 for the
State section and .86 for the trait section. The STAI interchangeability rating related anxiety
instruments was .80 for Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale, .75 for IPAT Anxiety Scale, and .52 for the
Multiple Affect Adjective Check List.

Learn more about the STAI or to Purchase

You can learn more about the STAI or purchase at the website of our preferred partner:

For Adults

For Children

About Mind Garden, Inc.

Mind Garden is an independent psychological publishing company of leadership, coping, anxiety


and many other assessments and developmental materials. Since 1994, Mind Garden has sought
to preserve and grow important psychological assessments. Mind Garden has an array of services
related to online access and scoring of instruments.

Mind Garden is unique in providing a rapid response to purchase of permission to reproduce their
products, via PDF. This is ideal for Ph.D. candidates and researchers who “need it now”, as well
as those who may wish to use an instrument online with other instruments or questions. Paper
licenses are also available, providing one copy with permission to reproduce. Mind Garden
provides review copies of instruments and scoring in the product manual so that you do not need to

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order additional components to understand an instrument.

Administration, Analysis and Reporting

Statistics Solutions consists of a team of professional methodologists and statisticians that can
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References

De Jong, P.J., Merckelbach, H., and Nijman, H. (1990). Conjugate lateral eye movements, cerebral
dominance, and anxiety. In R.I. Takens (Ed.), European perspectives in psychology, Vol. 2. (pp.
369-379). New York: Wiley

Peterson, R.A. and Reiss, R.L. (1987). The anxiety sensitivity index: Construct validity and factor
anal analytic structure. Journal of Anxiety Disorders. (1), 265-277.

Spielberger, C. D., Gorsuch, R.L., and Lushene. R.E. (1970). Manual for the State-Trait Anxiety
Inventory. Palo Alto, CA: Consulting Psychologists Press

Spielberger, C. D., Reheiser, E.C., Ritterband, L.M., Sydeman, S.J., and Unger, K.K. (1995).
Assessment of Emotional States and Personality Traits: Measuring Psychological Vital Signs. In
Butcher, J.N. (Ed.) Clinical Personality Assessment: Practical Approaches. New York: Oxford
University Press, 1995. View

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