Assessment of anxiety among Northern Plains Indians.

• DOI: 10.1037/ort0000103
• Publication Date: 2015-11-23T21:11:14Z
• Authors: Jacqueline S. Gray; John A. McCullagh; Thomas Petros
• Keywords: Beck Anxiety Inventory; PsycINFO

This study is an examination of the reliability and validity Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI; Beck, Epstein, Brown, & Steer, 1988) in a sample NPIs (N = 529). Validity was assessed by comparing BAI scores among 3 different diagnostic categories clinical (anxiety disorder, mood comorbid anxiety/mood disorder groups) community participants with no self-reported mental health diagnoses. The also compared depression, quality life, anxiety measures to assess validity. Support toward demonstrated through high correlations similar anxiety, as well higher samples control sample. strong internal consistency (α .95). An exploratory factor analysis indicated presence factors: (a) fear, (b) cardiorespiratory, (c) body instability symptoms. unable accurately differentiate between groups. Results this indicate that may be useful instrument assessment NPIs; however, potentially unsuited differentiating disorders population. (PsycINFO Database Record