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Description of Measure: The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) is a commonly used measure of trait and state anxiety (Spielberger, Gorsuch, Lushene, Vagg, & Jacobs, 1983). It can be used in clinical settings to diagnose anxiety and to distinguish it from depressive syndromes. It also is often used. Spielberger State -Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) [Spielberger 1983] is a self-reported instrument. It was designed to assess levels of state anxiety and traint anxiety, through 40 items scored by a likert-scale. State anxiety can be defined as a transient momentary emotional status that results from situational stress. Trait anxiety represents a predisposition to react with anxiety in.
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