Validation of the Geriatric Anxiety Inventory in Younger Adults

Autor/inn/en	Zhai, Tina; Bailey, Phoebe E.; Rogers, Kris D.; Kneebone, Ian I.
Titel	Validation of the Geriatric Anxiety Inventory in Younger Adults
Quelle	In: International Journal of Behavioral Development, 46 (2022) 2, S.148-156 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Kneebone, Ian I.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0165-0254
DOI	10.1177/01650254211064348
Schlagwörter	Anxiety; Psychometrics; Late Adolescents; Adults; Test Validity; Test Reliability; Depression (Psychology); Screening Tests; Foreign Countries; Anxiety Disorders; Individual Characteristics; Correlation; Undergraduate Students; Young Adults; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Angst; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Halbstarker; Testvalidität; Testreliabilität; Screening-Verfahren; Ausland; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Korrelation; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Australien
Abstract	This study investigated the psychometric properties of the Geriatric Anxiety Inventory (GAI) in younger adults. Participants were 212 younger adults age M = 22 (range = 17-53) years. They completed a demographic information questionnaire and self-report measures: the GAI, the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS), the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7), the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), the Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ), and the Worry Behaviors Inventory (WBI). Data from the GAI were collected at two time points, one week apart, and data from other self-report measures were collected once via Qualtrics, an online survey platform. The internal consistency and test-retest score reliability of the GAI were excellent. It had good congruent validity with other anxiety measures, limited divergent validity with depression measures, and sound convergent validity with worry measures. The GAI showed good discrimination between probable cases and noncases of generalized anxiety disorder (participants who scored [greater than or equal to] 8 on the GAD-7) and its optimal cutoff score for probable cases of GAD was [greater than or equal to] 12. A unidimensional component structure of the GAI best fit this study's data. This study has provided preliminary evidence that the GAI is reliable and valid for use in an Australian sample of younger adults. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01