Measures current anxiety and tendency to feel anxious
State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)
What are people's current and general experiences of anxiety?
The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) is a 40-question measure of anxiety in individuals. The questions measure 2 variables: state anxiety and trait anxiety. This survey can be used to explore relationships between state or trait anxiety and gender, parenting styles, and self-regulation. Past research suggests that dental patients who show more dental anxiety most likely are those who are more anxious and nervous in their daily life (Razavian et al., 2018).
Resources:- Spielberger, C. D., Gorsuch, R. L., Lushene, R. E., Vagg, P. R., & Jacobs, G. A. (1983). Manual for the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). Palo Alto, CA: Consulting Psychologists Press.
- Razavian H, Sara MSV, Zare H, Sepahvandi AM (2018). State and Trait Anxiety Evaluation in Dental Patients. Int J Depress Anxiety 1:008.
Parameters
- This survey cannot be tweaked.
Disclaimer
Any languages that are currently offered besides English for this survey are not necessarily validated translations. This survey was translated using Google Translate and verified by members of the community.
What data is collected? How is it scored?
The following variables are recorded:
- STAI_State_anxiety: Higher scores mean participants are experiencing more anxiety in the moment.
- STAI_Trait_anxiety: Higher scores mean participants tend to experience more anxiety overall in their life.
Raw data: 40 questions broken into 2 variables (state anxiety and trait anxiety). Each variable's score ranges from 20-80.
Calculation:
Subscores are determined by adding the scores of the questions in each variable. The Likert scale ranges from 1 ("not at all") to 4 ("very much so") and there are 20 questions in each variable, so the sums of the scores will range from 20-80. If an item is reverse-scored (denoted with an R after the question number), the score is subtracted from 5. Specifically, if a question is reverse-scored, and the participant responds "not at all", then this question will be scored as a 4 rather than 1.
- STAI_State_anxiety: Sum of questions 1R, 2R, 3, 4, 5R, 6, 7, 8R, 9, 10R, 11R, 12, 13, 14, 15R, 16R, 17, 18, 19R, 20R
- STAI_Trait_anxiety: Sum of questions 21R, 22, 23R, 24, 25, 26R, 27R, 28, 29, 30R, 31, 32, 33R, 34R, 35, 36R, 37, 38, 39R, 40
Background
In this survey, you are asked about your current and general anxiety levels.
What participants see before taking the survey
In this survey, you are asked about your current and general anxiety levels.
What participants see after taking the survey
This survey can be used to explore relationships between state or trait anxiety and gender, parenting styles, and self-regulation. Past research suggests that dental patients who show more dental anxiety most likely are those who are more anxious and nervous in their daily life (Razavian et al., 2018).
Aggregate Variables
These data are automatically written to a csv file upon completion of the survey
more info
- STAI_State_anxiety
- STAI_Trait_anxiety
Scoring
Subscores are determined by adding the scores of the questions in each variable. The Likert scale ranges from 1 ("not at all") to 4 ("very much so") and there are 20 questions in each variable, so the sums of the scores will range from 20-80. If an item is reverse-scored (denoted with an R after the question number), the score is subtracted from 5. Specifically, if a question is reverse-scored, and the participant responds "not at all", then this question will be scored as a 4 rather than 1.
Format
This is a Likert scale survey.
Duration
5-10 mins
Resources
- Spielberger, C. D., Gorsuch, R. L., Lushene, R. E., Vagg, P. R., & Jacobs, G. A. (1983). Manual for the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). Palo Alto, CA: Consulting Psychologists Press.
- Razavian H, Sara MSV, Zare H, Sepahvandi AM (2018). State and Trait Anxiety Evaluation in Dental Patients. Int J Depress Anxiety 1:008.