Validity and Reliability of the Anxiety Assessment Scale: A New Three-dimensional Perspective
Objective: Anxiety is inseparable from life due to its survival value. Up-to-date and multidimensional assessment of anxiety is necessary to develop effective interventions to cope with high anxiety levels. This study was conducted to examine the psychometrics of the Anxiety Assessment Scale (AAS)....
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Galenos Publishing House
2022-06-01
|
| Series: | Medeniyet Medical Journal |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://jag.journalagent.com/z4/download_fulltext.asp?pdir=medeniyet&un=MEDJ-75318 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1832581941863383040 |
|---|---|
| author | Cem MALAKCIOGLU |
| author_facet | Cem MALAKCIOGLU |
| author_sort | Cem MALAKCIOGLU |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Objective: Anxiety is inseparable from life due to its survival value. Up-to-date and multidimensional assessment of anxiety is necessary to develop effective interventions to cope with high anxiety levels. This study was conducted to examine the psychometrics of the Anxiety Assessment Scale (AAS).
Methods: Data were collected between January and April 2021 from 756 students (42.9% males and 57.1% females) studying medicine at Istanbul Medeniyet University. Seven experts evaluated the items to detect content validity in the final application form. Both exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses (EFA and CFA) were used for construct validity. The Beck Anxiety Inventory was also applied for concurrent validity. Test-retest reliabilities were calculated within four weeks. IBM SPSS 25 and AMOS 24 were used for statistical analyses.
Results: Data were suitable for factor analyses (Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin=0.800, chi-square=3018.854, df=45). The EFA showed the three-factor structure with 10 items, and 70.1% of the variance was explained. Factor loads of the items varied between 0.61 and 0.87; data-model fit was suitable (CFI=0.92, TLI=0.93, RMSEA=0.059, SRMR=0.046, chi-square/df=1.556) according to CFA. Concurrent scale validity was also confirmed by the Pearson correlation (r=0.167, p<0.01). The test-retest reliabilities (r) were all >0.5 (p<0.001). The Cronbach a coefficients were 0.845 (AAS), 0.770 (Physiological Tension=PT), 0.822 (Worrying=W), and 0.838 (Feeling Unsafe=FU).
Conclusions: AAS is a reliable and valid measurement instrument to assess anxiety levels in three dimensions. AAS can be applied for research, psychological assessment, and other appropriate application purposes. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-2fe601eeaf8147fdba97f36865cfdb19 |
| institution | Kabale University |
| issn | 2149-2042 2149-4606 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2022-06-01 |
| publisher | Galenos Publishing House |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Medeniyet Medical Journal |
| spelling | doaj-art-2fe601eeaf8147fdba97f36865cfdb192025-01-30T07:13:14ZengGalenos Publishing HouseMedeniyet Medical Journal2149-20422149-46062022-06-0137216517210.4274/MMJ.galenos.2022.75318MEDJ-75318Validity and Reliability of the Anxiety Assessment Scale: A New Three-dimensional PerspectiveCem MALAKCIOGLU0Istanbul Medeniyet University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Education, Istanbul, TurkeyObjective: Anxiety is inseparable from life due to its survival value. Up-to-date and multidimensional assessment of anxiety is necessary to develop effective interventions to cope with high anxiety levels. This study was conducted to examine the psychometrics of the Anxiety Assessment Scale (AAS). Methods: Data were collected between January and April 2021 from 756 students (42.9% males and 57.1% females) studying medicine at Istanbul Medeniyet University. Seven experts evaluated the items to detect content validity in the final application form. Both exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses (EFA and CFA) were used for construct validity. The Beck Anxiety Inventory was also applied for concurrent validity. Test-retest reliabilities were calculated within four weeks. IBM SPSS 25 and AMOS 24 were used for statistical analyses. Results: Data were suitable for factor analyses (Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin=0.800, chi-square=3018.854, df=45). The EFA showed the three-factor structure with 10 items, and 70.1% of the variance was explained. Factor loads of the items varied between 0.61 and 0.87; data-model fit was suitable (CFI=0.92, TLI=0.93, RMSEA=0.059, SRMR=0.046, chi-square/df=1.556) according to CFA. Concurrent scale validity was also confirmed by the Pearson correlation (r=0.167, p<0.01). The test-retest reliabilities (r) were all >0.5 (p<0.001). The Cronbach a coefficients were 0.845 (AAS), 0.770 (Physiological Tension=PT), 0.822 (Worrying=W), and 0.838 (Feeling Unsafe=FU). Conclusions: AAS is a reliable and valid measurement instrument to assess anxiety levels in three dimensions. AAS can be applied for research, psychological assessment, and other appropriate application purposes.https://jag.journalagent.com/z4/download_fulltext.asp?pdir=medeniyet&un=MEDJ-75318anxietyassessmentfactor analysisvalidityreliability |
| spellingShingle | Cem MALAKCIOGLU Validity and Reliability of the Anxiety Assessment Scale: A New Three-dimensional Perspective Medeniyet Medical Journal anxiety assessment factor analysis validity reliability |
| title | Validity and Reliability of the Anxiety Assessment Scale: A New Three-dimensional Perspective |
| title_full | Validity and Reliability of the Anxiety Assessment Scale: A New Three-dimensional Perspective |
| title_fullStr | Validity and Reliability of the Anxiety Assessment Scale: A New Three-dimensional Perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | Validity and Reliability of the Anxiety Assessment Scale: A New Three-dimensional Perspective |
| title_short | Validity and Reliability of the Anxiety Assessment Scale: A New Three-dimensional Perspective |
| title_sort | validity and reliability of the anxiety assessment scale a new three dimensional perspective |
| topic | anxiety assessment factor analysis validity reliability |
| url | https://jag.journalagent.com/z4/download_fulltext.asp?pdir=medeniyet&un=MEDJ-75318 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT cemmalakcioglu validityandreliabilityoftheanxietyassessmentscaleanewthreedimensionalperspective |