State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (for Adults).

STAI (STAI-Y)

What it measures

Distinguishes transient 'state' anxiety from stable 'trait' anxiety; two 20-item scales (S-Anxiety, T-Anxiety)

Length and format

40 (20 state + 20 trait). 4-point Likert; state = intensity 'right now', trait = frequency 'generally'; each scale 20-80 (self-report questionnaire)

Language versions

40+ languages; described as the leading measure of personal anxiety worldwide (many researcher translations via Mind Garden)

Normative data

No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.

Licence

copyrighted - commercial

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Reference

Spielberger, C. D., Gorsuch, R. L., Lushene, R., Vagg, P. R., & Jacobs, G. A. (1983). Manual for the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (Form Y). Palo Alto, CA: Consulting Psychologists Press / Mind Garden.