Faculty Publications
The Beck Anxiety Inventory: Reexamination Of Factor Structure And Psychometric Properties
Document Type
Article
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Journal of Clinical Psychology
Volume
53
Issue
1
First Page
7
Last Page
14
Abstract
Several exploratory factor-analytic studies of the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI; Beck, Epstein, Brown, and Steer, 1988) have reported two, four, and five factors. This study evaluated the fit of four competing models to data provided by a sample of 350 undergraduates. Results of the initial confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) provided strong support for the fit of the four-factor oblique model. Next, we respecified the four-factor model as a single second-order BAI. Results showed that the second-order model also provided adequate fit to the data. Evidence also supported the psychometric indices of reliability and convergent validity. Finally, we examined the relation of the BAI to several demographic variables. Limitations of the study are discussed.
Department
Department of Psychology
Original Publication Date
1-1-1997
DOI of published version
10.1002/(SICI)1097-4679(199701)53:1<7::AID-JCLP2>3.0.CO;2-S
Recommended Citation
Osman, Augustine; Kopper, Beverly A.; Barrios, Francisco X.; Osman, Joylene R.; and Wade, Tray, "The Beck Anxiety Inventory: Reexamination Of Factor Structure And Psychometric Properties" (1997). Faculty Publications. 4049.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/facpub/4049
