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The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory

Abstract: The goal of this study was to describe the construction of scales for measuring- state (A-State) and trait (A-Trait) anxiety that would be suitable for use in interamerican, cross-cultural research. The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (Spielberger, et al., 1970) was translated into Spanish with the assistance of psychologists from 10 different Latin Amer­ican countries. To evaluate the reliability and equivalence of the Spanish and English forms of the STAI, these scales were given in counterbalanced order to bilingual 5s in Texas and Puerto Rico. In both samples, high item- remainder correlations and alpha coefficients ranging from .82 to .95 estab­lished the internal consistency of the Spanish A-State and A-Trait scales. Evidence of the equivalence of these scales was provided by correlations be­tween the Spanish and English forms that ranged from .83 to .94. High test-retest reliability was also found for the Spanish A-Trait scale but not for the A-State scale. As expected, the A-State scale was influenced by transitory situational stress, whereas the A-Trait scale was stable over time. It was concluded that the Spanish STAI provides internally consistent and reliable scales for measuring state and trait anxiety which are essentially equivalent to the English STAI A-State and A-Trait scales.

Development of the Spanish edition of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory.

Abstract: R e s u m e n . La meta de este estudio es de describir la construcción de escalas para medir estado (A-State) y rasgo (A-Trait) de ansiedad, que sean adecuadas para uso en investigaciones transeulturales. El State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (Spielberger et al., 1970) se tradujo al castellano con asistencia de psicólogos de 10 diferentes paises latino-americanos. Para evaluar la confiabilidad y la equivalencia de las formas del STAI en inglés y en español, estas escalas se administraron en orden contra-balanceado a Ss bilingües en Texas y Puerto Eico. En las dos muestras, correlaciones ele­ vadas (item-remainder) y coeficientes alpha extendiendose del .82 al .95 establecieron la consistencia interna de las escalas de A-Trait y A-State. Indicación de la equivalencia de las escalas fué proporcionada por correla­ ciones de .83 a .94 entre las versiones en inglés y en español. Como se espe­ raba, la escala A-State fué influida por stress transitorio situacional, resul­ tando en índices de confiabilidad de test-retest bajos. Indices de confiabilidad de test-retest elevados fueron obtenidos para la escala A-trait, la cual se mantuvo estable a través del tiempo. Se concluyó que el STAI en castellano proporciona escalas internamente consistentes y confiables para medir es­ tado y rasgo de ansiedad que son esencialmente equivalentes a las escalas A-State y A-Trait del STAI en inglés. Anxiety is considered to be the “fundamental phenomenon and the central problem of neurosis” (Freud, 1936, p. 85), and it is widely regarded as the “most pervasive psychological phenomenon of our time” (Hoch & Zubin, 1950). Not only is anxiety a basic ex-