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Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), Lecture notes of Clinical Psychology

About: This scale is a self-report measure of anxiety. Items: 21. Reliability: ... Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (.25) (Beck et al., 1988). Scoring:.

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Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI)
About: This scale is a self-report measure of anxiety.
Items: 21
Reliability:
Internal consistency for the BAI = (Cronbach’s α=0.92)
Test-retest reliability (1 week) for the BAI = 0.75 (Beck, Epstein,
Brown, & Steer, 1988).
Validity:
The BAI was moderately correlated with the revised Hamilton
Anxiety Rating Scale (.51), and mildly correlated with the
Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (.25) (Beck et al., 1988)
Scoring:
Not At All
Mildly but it
didn’t
bother me
much
Moderately -
it wasn’t
pleasant at
times
Severely it
bothered me
a lot
All
questions
0
1
2
3
The total score is calculated by finding the sum of the 21 items.
Score of 0 21 = low anxiety
Score of 22 35 = moderate anxiety
Score of 36 and above = potentially concerning levels of anxiety
References:
Beck, A. T., Epstein, N., Brown, G., Steer, R. A. (1988). An
inventory for measuring clinical anxiety: Psychometric
properties. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology,
56, 893-897.
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Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) About: This scale is a self-report measure of anxiety. Items: 21 Reliability: Internal consistency for the BAI = (Cronbach’s α=0.92) Test-retest reliability (1 week) for the BAI = 0.75 (Beck, Epstein, Brown, & Steer, 1988). Validity: The BAI was moderately correlated with the revised Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (.51), and mildly correlated with the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (.25) (Beck et al., 1988) Scoring: Not At All Mildly but it didn’t bother me much Moderately - it wasn’t pleasant at times Severely – it bothered me a lot All questions 0 1 2 3 The total score is calculated by finding the sum of the 21 items. Score of 0 – 21 = low anxiety Score of 22 – 35 = moderate anxiety Score of 36 and above = potentially concerning levels of anxiety References: Beck, A. T., Epstein, N., Brown, G., Steer, R. A. (1988). An inventory for measuring clinical anxiety: Psychometric properties_. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 56,_ 893-897.

Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) Below is a list of common symptoms of anxiety. Please carefully read each item in the list. Indicate how much you have been bothered by that symptom during the past month, including today, by circling the number in the corresponding space in the column next to each symptom. Not At All Mildly but it didn’t bother me much Moderately - it wasn’t pleasant at times Severely – it bothered me a lot Numbness or tingling (^) □ □ □ □ Feeling hot (^) □ □ □ □ Wobbliness in legs (^) □ □ □ □ Unable to relax (^) □ □ □ □ Fear of worst happening

Dizzy or lightheaded (^) □ □ □ □ Heart pounding/racing (^) □ □ □ □ Unsteady (^) □ □ □ □ Terrified or afraid (^) □ □ □ □ Nervous (^) □ □ □ □ Feeling of choking (^) □ □ □ □ Hands trembling (^) □ □ □ □ Shaky / unsteady (^) □ □ □ □ Fear of losing control (^) □ □ □ □ Difficulty in breathing (^) □ □ □ □ Fear of dying (^) □ □ □ □ Scared (^) □ □ □ □ Indigestion (^) □ □ □ □ Faint / lightheaded (^) □ □ □ □ Face flushed (^) □ □ □ □ Hot/cold sweats (^) □ □ □ □