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Relationships between Spielberger trait anxiety and Lykken social and physical trait anxiety
Author(s) -
Blankstein Kirk R.
Publication year - 1976
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 - 10.1002/1097-4679(197610)32:4<781::aid-jclp2270320407>3.0.co;2-#
Subject(s) - psychology , trait , anxiety , trait anxiety , social anxiety , clinical psychology , interpersonal communication , developmental psychology , social psychology , psychiatry , computer science , programming language
To determine the relationship between Spielberger's measure of trait anxiety and social‐interpersonal vs. physical danger trait anxiety, Ss were administered the trait scale of the State‐Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and Lykken's Activity Preference Questionnaire (APQ). Results of correlative analyses indicated that the STAI‐Trait measure correlated significantly with APQ‐Social Anxiety, but not with APQ‐Physical Anxiety. Results were discussed in terms of the implications for predicting state anxiety in different situations by the use of unidimensional vs. multidimensional trait anxiety measures.