title: German version of the Kuwait University Anxiety Scale: psychometric parameters.
abstract: A German translation of the Kuwait University Anxiety Scale, written originally in Arabic, was prepared. A sample of 207 men and women German college students was recruited. Coefficient alpha was .88, whereas the item-remainder correlations ranged from .21 to .63, denoting good internal consistency. The correlation of the scale with the German form of the Trait Anxiety Scale was .76, indicating high criterion-related validity. Three factors were identified: General, Somatic, and Cognitive/Affective Anxiety. German students scored lower (less anxious) than students from the U.S. and 18 Arab countries. The sex difference was not significant for the German sample.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, College of Social Sciences, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 68168 Kaifan, Code No. 71962, Kuwait. ahmedkuniv@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Ahmed M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Abdel-Khalek
authors.forename: Konrad
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Reschke
authors.forename: Samer
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rudwan
authors.forename: Ismail
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tanjour
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D007730:Kuwait; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014175:Translating