title: Factor structure and psychometric properties of Chinese version of Beck Anxiety Inventory in Chinese doctors.
abstract: This study analyses the factor structure and psychometric properties of the Chinese version of Beck Anxiety Inventory on Chinese doctors. Participants include 762 doctors sampled in 18 public hospitals in three cities in Eastern China. Exploratory factor analysis is employed to identify the potential factor structure of the inventory. Confirmatory factor analysis is referred to for model fit. The results indicate that the Chinese version of Beck Anxiety Inventory has satisfactory reliability and validity, but its factor structure is unstable and has great differences compared with international versions. Naming the four extracted factors is difficult. In general, the Chinese version of Beck Anxiety Inventory is appropriate for Chinese doctors and can be used as a good screener to detect the anxiety of Chinese doctors.
authors.affiliation: 1 Nanjing University, China.
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.affiliation: 2 Northeastern University, China.
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: 1 Nanjing University, China.
authors.forename: Jianbo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D002681:China; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006779:Hospitals, Public; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
keywords: Beck Anxiety Inventory; China; factor structure; psychometric properties; young doctors