@article{bouchard_psychometric_1998,

title = {Psychometric properties of the french version of the state-trait anxiety inventory (form Y) adapted for older adults},

author = {S. Bouchard and H. Ivers and J. G. Gauthier and M. -H. Pelletier and J. Savard},

url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-2442756433&doi=10.1017%2fS0714980800012708&partnerID=40&md5=487fed7fa1434e5f896990a9230ff4a9},

doi = {10.1017/S0714980800012708},

issn = {07149808},

year  = {1998},

date = {1998-01-01},

journal = {Canadian Journal on Aging},

volume = {17},

number = {4},

pages = {440–453},

abstract = {Although there are reports that the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) should be adapted to older adults, the standard version of the instrument is consistently used with this population. Bouchard, Gauthier, Ivers and Paradis (1996) have adapted a French version of the STAI for a population of older adults and found one item with extremely low item-remainder correlation. In Study 1 (N = 57), alternative formulations of item 24 were assessed to examine if the low item-remainder correlation was related to problems in translation that could become apparent in a sample of older adults. Study 2 (N = 188) was conducted in order to replicate the findings of Study 1 and assess the factor structure of the instrument. In Study 3, 46 older adults completed the instrument on two occasions with a 35-day interval to assess test-retest reliability. Our results suggest that: (a) item 24 should be removed from the trait anxiety scale and be replaced by the mean of the other anxiety-present items; (b) the instrument has a four-factor structure similar to what is found with the standard version of the STAI in non-elderly samples; and (c) both subscales are highly stable.},

note = {Publisher: Cambridge University Press},

keywords = {aged, anxiety neurosis, article, female, gerontopsychiatry, human, major clinical study, male, psychiatric diagnosis, psychometry, statistical analysis},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{bouchard_adaptation_1996,

title = {Adaptation of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for persons aged 65 and older [Adaptation de l'inventaire d'anxiete situationnelle et de trait d'anxiete aux personnes agees de 65 ans et plus (IASTA-Y65+)]},

author = {S. Bouchard and J. Gauthier and H. Ivers and J. Paradis},

url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0030424436&doi=10.1017%2fs0714980800009387&partnerID=40&md5=f432dc83de1327520a41a36aba10e89d},

doi = {10.1017/s0714980800009387},

issn = {07149808 (ISSN)},

year  = {1996},

date = {1996-01-01},

journal = {Canadian Journal on Aging},

volume = {15},

number = {4},

pages = {500–513},

abstract = {This article reports on two studies that describe the adaptation of Spielberger's State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (form Y) for people aged 65 and older. The aim of the first study is to assess the necessity to modify the format of the STAI for the aged. Verbal reports of 22 subjects suggest difficulties reading the items, respecting the instructions and using the Likert scale. Item-remainder correlations supported these observations. Therefore, the size of the text was doubled and the state or trait instructions, as well as the choices of the Likert scale, were repeated in each item. A second study is carried out to test if these modifications enhanced the understanding of the items, and simplified the use of the STAI-Y. Verbal report and internal consistency showed a significant improvement. Our results support the recommendation of other authors that adapting an instrument for the elderly necessitates important modifications.},

note = {Publisher: Cambridge University Press},

keywords = {adaptation of self-report, aged, aging, Anxiety, anxiety neurosis, article, assessment, diagnostic test, human, STAI},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}