The Kuwait University Anxiety Scale: A cross-cultural evaluation in Kuwait and United States

被引：22

作者：

Abdel-Khalek, A

Lester, D

机构：

[1] Kuwait Univ, Dept Psychol, Coll Social Sci, Kaifan 71962, Kuwait

[2] Richard Stockton Coll New Jersey, Pomona, NJ 08240 USA

来源：

PSYCHOLOGICAL REPORTS | 2003年 / 93卷 / 03期

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D O I：

10.2466/PR0.93.7.1109-1114

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

Kuwaiti (n = 460) and American (n = 273) college students responded to the Kuwait University Anxiety Scale in Arabic and English languages, respectively. Coefficients alpha were .93 and .95, while the item-remainder correlations ranged from .37 to .75 and from .33 to .81 for the Kuwaiti and American samples, respectively. Three factors were identified for the Kuwaiti sample: (1) Cognitive/Affective, (2) Somatic, and (3) Behavioral/Subjective Anxiety and two factors for the American sample: (1) Cognitive/Affective/Behavioral and (2) Somatic Anxiety. The Kuwaiti sample had significantly higher mean scores on 13 of the 20 items and on the total scale score than the American sample. Sex differences were significant in both countries. By and large, the Kuwait University Anxiety Scale seems viable in the American and Kuwaiti contexts.

引用

页码：1109 / 1114

页数：6

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