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Anxiety Assessment: Psychometric Properties of the Spanish Version of the Burns Anxiety Inventory

Ortuño-Sierra, Javier ; Rodríguez, Lorena ; Debbané, Martin ; Fonseca-Pedrero, Eduardo

In: The Spanish Journal of Psychology, 2015, vol. 18, p. -

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    Titre
    • Anxiety Assessment: Psychometric Properties of the Spanish Version of the Burns Anxiety Inventory
    Auteur
    • Ortuño-Sierra, Javier. Universidad de La Rioja (Spain)
    • Rodríguez, Lorena. Universidad de La Rioja (Spain)
    • Debbané, Martin. University of Geneva (Switzerland)
    • Fonseca-Pedrero, Eduardo. Universidad de La Rioja (Spain)
    Type de document
    • Postprint
    Langue
    • Inglese
    Publié dans
    • The Spanish Journal of Psychology, 2015/18. Cambridge University Press
    Autre version électronique
    Identifiant OAI-PMH
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:298251
    Summary
    The main purpose of this study was to analyze the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Burns Anxiety Inventory (Burns-A: Burns, 1993). The sample consisted of 417 participants, 387 (29.71% male) healthy participants (control group: M = 35.5 years; SD = 8.40) and 30 (36.66% female) patients (clinical group: M = 35.8 years; SD = 12.94). The internal consistency evaluated through Cronbach' Alpha was 0.95 for the Total Score in both subsamples. The test-retest reliability (two weeks) for Total Score was 0.86 (F = 13.2, p ≤ .001) for the non-clinical subsample, and 0.95 (F = 36.5, p ≤ .001) for the clinical subsample. Confirmatory factor analyses supported the initial three-factor model. However, modifications to the initial three-factor model improved the goodness-of-fit indices. Results showed statistically significant differences in the mean scores of the Burns-A between the clinical and control groups. This study supports the Spanish version of the Burns-A as a brief and useful tool for the screening of anxiety symptoms in adult populations. Future studies should investigate measurement invariance across cultures