Turkish adaptation of the state–trait anxiety inventory short version (STAIS‐5, STAIT‐5)

• Published in: International journal of nursing practice Vol. 30; no. 6; pp. e13304 - n/a
• Main Authors: Döner, Seher, Efe, Yağmur Sezer, Elmalı, Ferhan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Australia Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.12.2024; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Anxiety; Anxiety - diagnosis; Anxiety - psychology; Female; Health problems; Humans; Male; Measurement; Measures; Middle Aged; nursing; Original Research; Psychometrics; Questionnaires; Reliability; Reproducibility of Results; scale adaptation; state–trait anxiety inventory; Surveys and Questionnaires - standards; Trait anxiety; Turkey; Validity; Young Adult; Turkey; state–trait anxiety inventory; anxiety; scale adaptation; nursing; validity; reliability
• ISSN: 1322-7114; 1440-172X; 1440-172X
• DOI: 10.1111/ijn.13304

Aim This study examines the validity and reliability of a Turkish version of the State–Trait Anxiety Inventory Short Version. Methods The sample consisted of 306 people between the ages of 18–59 who agreed to participate in the study and met the inclusion criteria. Data were collected with the demographic questionnaire, State–Trait Anxiety Inventory Short Version, State–Trait Anxiety Inventory and Brief Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale. Results All factor loadings of the State Anxiety Inventory Short Version were between 0.706 and 0.835, and those of the Trait Anxiety Inventory Short Version were between 0.694 and 0.810. The Cronbach alpha coefficients of the State and Trait Anxiety Inventory Short Version were calculated as 0.838 and 0.837, respectively. There was a significant difference between the first‐test and retest values of the State Anxiety Inventory Short Version (p = 0.033) and no difference in the Trait Anxiety Inventory Short Version (p = 0.145). Conclusions The Turkish‐adapted State–Trait Anxiety Inventory Short Version is a valid and reliable measurement tool to determine the anxiety levels of individuals aged 18–59. Summary statement What is known on the subject? Early detection and prevention of anxiety is very important because it causes some mental and physical problems. There are different measurement tools that have been tested for validity and reliability and used to evaluate the presence and severity of anxiety. What the paper adds to existing knowledge? It was thought that the short version of a scale would be useful in cases where the measurement tool is desired to be used repeatedly/more than once. It could be said that with this scale, anxiety level assessments in different samples could be made more easily and in less time. The Turkish validity and reliability study of the 10‐item short version of STAI was conducted and introduced to the literature. What are the implications for practice? STAIS‐5 and STAIT‐5 are brief, age‐appropriate, self‐reported, easily applicable, valid, and reliable tools, useful in situations where repeated or multiple assessments are desired. In studies where a multitude of questionnaires are required to be used at the same time, this scale may be preferred due to its shortness. With this scale, anxiety levels can be assessed more easily and in less time across different samples.