Anxious Thoughts and Tendencies Scale: an investigation of factor structure and the psychometric properties on the basis of an Australian sample.
BACKGROUND
The factor structure and psychometric properties of the revised Anxious Thoughts and Tendencies Scale (AT&T) is investigated.


METHODS
An Australian sample of 215 students and 33 patients diagnosed with an anxiety disorder completed a battery of anxiety-related questionnaires.


RESULTS
Factor analysis indicated one factor, which accounted for 38% of the variance and had high internal consistency and reliability. Significant relationships were found with measures of anxiety, anxiety sensitivity, catastrophic cognitions, fear and depression. The AT&T discriminated between students and patients, and between students with high or low levels of anxiety and fear.


CONCLUSIONS
The size of the clinical sample was very small and the study needs to be replicated with a large and carefully recruited clinical sample.


CONCLUSIONS
These results support the AT&T as a valuable and psychometrically sound measure of the cognitive aspects of anxiety.
Khawaja
Nigar G
NG
School of Psychology and Counselling, Queensland University of Technology, Beams Road, Carseldine, Qld 4034, Australia. n.khawaja@qut.edu.au
Dyer
Eve J
EJ
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000469:parasitology; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D003071:Cognition; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011594:Psychometrics; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity