Measuring Vulnerability to Anxiety: Factorial Structure, Reliability, Validity, and Discriminatory Accuracy of the Anxiety Sensitivity Index–3–PT

Ana Ganho-Ávila, Mariana Moura-Ramos, Óscar F. Gonçalves, Jorge Almeida

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Abstract

We evaluated the Portuguese version of the Anxiety Sensitivity Index 3 (ASI–3–PT). Results of a confirmatory factor analysis (N = 603; 65.3% women, M age = 28.55, SD = 10.42) confirmed multidimensionality of the construct and the receiver operating characteristic confirmed the discriminant capacity of the measure between clinical and nonclinical samples.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)223-238
Number of pages16
JournalMeasurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development
Volume52
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2 Oct 2019
Externally publishedYes

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© 2019, © 2019 Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling (AARC).

Keywords

  • Anxiety Sensitivity Index–3
  • anxiety screening
  • confirmatory factor analysis
  • criterion validity
  • factorial structure

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