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The Beck Anxiety Inventory: Reexamination of factor structure and psychometric properties
Author(s) -
Osman Augustine,
Kopper Beverly A.,
Barrios Francisco X.,
Osman Joylene R.,
Wade Tray
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-4679(199701)53:1<7::aid-jclp2>3.0.co;2-s
Subject(s) - psychology , beck anxiety inventory , anxiety , clinical psychology , psychometrics , beck depression inventory , psychiatry
Several exploratory factor‐analytic studies of the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI; Beck, Epstein, Brown, & 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. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.