title: Psychometric properties of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory among Japanese clinical outpatients.
abstract: The factor structure and internal consistency of the Japanese adaptation of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory Form Y (STAI-JY) were examined for 218 Japanese clinical outpatients (86 males, 132 females) with psychiatric and/or psychosomatic complaints. An initial principal-component analysis revealed that the first three components were considered to reflect the "overall anxiety" component, the "presence-absence of anxiety (positive-negative)" component, and the "state-trait anxiety" component. The component related to presence or absence of anxiety was larger than the state-trait anxiety component. Factors followed by an oblique (promax) rotation were labeled "Anxiety-absent" and "Anxiety-present" factors for a two-factor structure, and "Anxiety-present," "Anxiety-absent/state," and "Anxiety-absent/trait" factors for a three-factor structure that was suggested by the scree test. The internal consistencies for both the state and trait anxiety subscales of the STAI-JY were at a satisfactory level, whereas slightly higher Cronbach's as were obtained from separate calculation for anxiety-present and anxiety-absent items. Similarities and differences in the factor structure of the STAI-JY were discussed in comparison with those reported earlier for the general population in Japan and for individuals in Western countries.
authors.affiliation: Life Course and Health Research Center, Florida International University, Miami 33199, USA. iwatan@fiu.edu
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Iwata
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mishima
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okabe
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hashiguchi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Egashira
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D015203:Reproducibility of Results