Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ)
How much do you worry?
The Penn State Worry Questionnaire is used to measure the degree to which an individual worries. It is considered by many to be the “gold-standard” for assessing worry as a trait. The questionnaire’s items assess different dimensions of an individual’s experience with worry, including occurrence, intrusiveness, and pervasiveness.
Resources - Meyer, T. J., Miller, M. L., Metzger, R. L., & Borkovec, T. D. (1990). Development and validation of the Penn State Worry Questionnaire. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 28(6), 487–495.
- Startup, H. M., & Erickson, T. M. (2006). The Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ). In G. C. L. Davey & A. Wells (Eds.), Worry and its psychological disorders: Theory, assessment and treatment (pp. 101–119). Wiley Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470713143.ch7
Parameters
This survey cannot be tweaked.
What data is collected? How is it scored?
The following variables are recorded:
- PSWQ_Total
Raw data: 16 questions in a 5-point likert scale format. 5 questions are reverse-scored (1, 3, 8, 10, 11). The final score is calculated by adding the scores of all questions.
The scale's score thus range from 16 to 80.
What participants see before taking the survey
In this survey, you are asked to rate statements about your feelings of worry.
What participants see after taking the survey
This survey aims to measure the trait of worry. It allows researchers and practitioners to measure the excessiveness, generality, and uncontrollable dimensions of worry and ask how these dimensions affect our brain and behavior.
Aggregate Variables
These data are automatically written to a csv file upon completion of the survey
- PSWQ_Total
Duration
2-3 mins
Resources
- Meyer, T. J., Miller, M. L., Metzger, R. L., & Borkovec, T. D. (1990). Development and validation of the Penn State Worry Questionnaire. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 28(6), 487–495.
- Startup, H. M., & Erickson, T. M. (2006). The Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ). In G. C. L. Davey & A. Wells (Eds.), Worry and its psychological disorders: Theory, assessment and treatment (pp. 101–119). Wiley Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470713143.ch7