The multidimensionality of state and trait anxiety

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Abstract.— The two major problems investigated were (a) the multidimensionality of trait (A‐Trait) and state (A‐State) anxiety, and (b) the relationship between A‐Trait and A‐State under neutral conditions, using two measures of A‐Trait (SR‐GTA and STAI‐T) and two measures of A‐State (BRQ and STAI‐S). These scales were administered to a sample of Swedish university students (54 males and 105 females). Factor analyses of the GTA situational scales yielded an interpersonal ego threat A‐Trait factor and a physical danger A‐Trait factor. Factor analyses of the GTA reaction scales and STAI‐T reaction scales yielded, respectively, two and three factors providing evidence for the multidimensionality of A‐Trait. Results of variance components analyses of the GTA scales provided further evidence for the multidimensionality of A‐Trait. Factor analyses of the BRQand STAI‐S measures yielded four and three factors, respectively, indicating the multidimensionality of A‐State. The correlations between trait and state measures were higher than the correlations between the two state measures, and a factor analysis of the trait and state scales did not yield separate state and trait factors, questioning the proposition that A‐Trait and A‐State are distinct concepts. Via latent profile analysis, it was possible to compare A‐State differences for different A‐Trait profiles. Problems for further research were discussed.

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