scholarly journals Psychometric properties of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Questionnaire - IV (GAD-Q-IV) in postpartum mothers.

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (11) ◽  
pp. 1391-1399 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark E. Pierson ◽  
Jason M. Prenoveau ◽  
Michelle G. Craske ◽  
Elena Netsi ◽  
Alan Stein
Keyword(s):  
Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Generalized Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Generalized Anxiety ◽  
Postpartum Mothers

Psychometric Properties of the Spontaneous and Deliberate Mind Wandering Scales

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 878-890 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Marcusson-Clavertz ◽  
Oscar N. E. Kjell
Keyword(s):  
Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Generalized Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Social Desirability ◽  
Cognitive Task ◽  
Experience Sampling ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Mind Wandering ◽  
Generalized Anxiety ◽  
Psychological Variables

Abstract. Thinking about task-unrelated matters (mind wandering) is related to cognition and well-being. However, the relations between mind wandering and other psychological variables may depend on whether the former commence spontaneously or deliberately. The current two studies investigated the psychometric properties of the Spontaneous and Deliberate Mind Wandering Scales (SDMWS; Carriere, Seli, & Smilek, 2013 ). Study 1 evaluated the stability of the scales over 2 weeks ( N = 284 at Time 1), whereas Study 2 ( N = 323) evaluated their relations to Generalized anxiety disorder symptoms, Openness, Social desirability, and experience-sampling reports of intentional and unintentional mind wandering during an online cognitive task. The results indicated that the SDMWS were better fitted with a two-factor than a one-factor solution, although the fit was improved with the exclusion of one item. The scales exhibited strong measurement invariance across gender and time, and moderately high test-retest reliability. Spontaneous mind wandering predicted Generalized anxiety disorder and experience-sampling reports of unintentional mind wandering, whereas Deliberate mind wandering predicted Openness and experience-sampling reports of intentional mind wandering. Furthermore, Spontaneous mind wandering showed a negative association with social desirability of weak-to-medium strength. In sum, the scales generally showed favorable psychometric properties.

scholarly journals Psychometric Properties of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale Among Saudi University Male Students

2020 ◽  
Vol Volume 16 ◽  
pp. 1427-1432
Author(s):  
Ahmad Alghadir ◽  
Md. Dilshad Manzar ◽  
Shahnawaz Anwer ◽  
Abdulrhman Albougami ◽  
Mohammed Salahuddin
Keyword(s):  
Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Generalized Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Generalized Anxiety

Validation of the Brazilian Portuguese Version of Geriatric Anxiety Inventory – GAI-BR

2014 ◽  
Vol 27 (7) ◽  
pp. 1113-1119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrícia Nitschke Massena ◽  
Narahyana Bom de Araújo ◽  
Nancy Pachana ◽  
Jerson Laks ◽  
Analuiza Camozzato de Pádua
Keyword(s):  
Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Generalized Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Brazilian Portuguese ◽  
Generalized Anxiety ◽  
Retest Reliability ◽  
Portuguese Version ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

ABSTRACTBackground:The Geriatric Anxiety Inventory (GAI) is a recently developed scale aiming to evaluate symptoms of anxiety in later life. This 20-item scale uses dichotomous answers highlighting non-somatic anxiety complaints of elderly people. The present study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Brazilian Portuguese version GAI (GAI-BR) in a sample from community and outpatient psychogeriatric clinic.Methods:A mixed convenience sample of 72 subjects was recruited for answering the research protocol. The interview procedures were structured with questionnaires about sociodemographic data, clinical health status, anxiety, and depression previously validated instruments, Mini-Mental State Examination, Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview, and GAI-BR. Twenty-two percent of the sample were interviewed twice for test–retest reliability. For internal consistency analyses, the Cronbach's α test was applied. The Spearman correlation test was applied to evaluate the test–retest GAI-BR reliability. A ROC (receiver operating characteristic) curve study was made to estimate the GAI-BR area under curve, cut-off points, sensitivity, and specificity for the Generalized Anxiety Disorder diagnosis.Results:The GAI-BR version showed high internal consistency (Cronbach's α = 0.91) and strong and significant test–retest reliability (ρ = 0.85, p < 0.001). It also showed moderate and significant correlation with the Beck Anxiety Inventory (ρ = 0.68, p < 0.001) and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (ρ = 0.61, p < 0.001) showing evidence of concurrent validation. The cut-off point of 13 estimated by ROC curve analyses showed sensitivity of 83.3% and specificity of 84.6% to detect Generalized Anxiety Disorder (DSM-IV).Conclusion:GAI-BR has demonstrated very good psychometric properties and can be a reliable instrument to measure anxiety in Brazilian elderly people.

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