Factor Structure and Gender Invariance of Chinese Version State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (Form Y) in University Students

Frontiers in Psychology

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Yan Han¹  Jie Fan¹  Xiang Wang¹  Jie Xia¹  Xingze Liu¹  Huan Zhou¹  Yi Zhang¹  Xiongzhao Zhu¹ 

[1] Medical Psychological Center, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University;Medical Psychological Institute, Central South University;National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders

关键词: state anxiety;    trait anxiety;    State-trait anxiety inventory;    factor structure;    Gender invariance;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2020.02228

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Background Anxiety can be classified as state anxiety and trait anxiety which present the current level of anxiety and the generalized anxiety tendencies of individuals, respectively. The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory form Y (STAI-Y) is a reliable instrument used to test both the levels of state and trait anxiety across various countries. However, the optimal factor structure of STAI-Y in different populations is not consistent and is not clear in Chinese university students. In addition, the gender invariance is the premise for comparing the scores of STAI-Y between men and women which also need to be verified. Therefore, this study explored the optimal factor structure of STAI-Y and examined whether the optimal factor structure satisfied measurement invariance across gender in Chinese university students.

【 授权许可】

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