Content validity of the short version of the subscale of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)

Authors

  • Juana Perpiñá-Galvañ Universidad de Alicante; Departamento de Enfermería
  • Miguel Richart-Martínez Universidad de Alicante; Escuela Universitaria
  • Maria José Cabañero-Martínez Universidad de Alicante; Departamento de Enfermería
  • Inmaculada Martínez-Durá Hospital General Universitario de Alicante

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692011000400005

Keywords:

Anxiety, Test Anxiety Scale, Validity

Abstract

The goal was to describe the content validity of a short version of the state subscale of Spielberger's "State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)", based on the original version adapted to Spanish, in Spanish patients receiving invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV). The sample consisted of 16 patients receiving IMV at the Alicante Hospital (Spain), who selected the items from the full Spanish version of the STAI-state that were most relevant to them. Items 1, 5, 9, 10, 12 and 20 from the original scale are the most relevant for the Spanish patients receiving IMV and 5 of these are included in the short version of the scale (83.3% agreement). The short scale has shown adequate content validity for Spanish patients receiving IMV.

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Published

2011-08-01

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 4 (2011)

Section

Editorial

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How to Cite

Content validity of the short version of the subscale of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) . (2011). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 19(4), 882-887. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692011000400005