Factor analysis of the MMPI-STAI

✍ Scribed by Charles S. Newmark; Thomas R. Faschingbauer; Alfred J. Finch; Philip C. Kendall

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1975
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 268 KB
• Volume: 31
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0021-9762
• DOI: 10.1002/1097-4679(197507)31:3<449::aid-jclp2270310317>3.0.co;2-x

✦ Synopsis

Since MMPI measures of anxiety do not differentiate situational from chronic anxiety, an attempt was made to factor analyze the MMPI-STAI scores of 311 psychiatric inpatients. Four factors emerged that were labeled Adjustment, Passivity, Somatic Concern and Anxiety Proneness. The results were compared with other MMPI factor-analytic studies. Evidence supported Welsh's A as a measure of chronic anxiety.