Exploratory Analyses of the Latent Structure of Anxiety among Older Adults

Performed exploratory factor analysis of the responses of 458 older adults, aged 60 to 100 years, to the Adult Manifest Anxiety Scale-Elderly Version (based on a scale by J. Taylor, 1953). Found a three-factor structure of anxiety consistent with current theories of anxiety that supports the constru...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Educational and psychological measurement 2000-02, Vol.60 (1), p.100-116
Hauptverfasser:	Lowe, Patricia A, Reynolds, Cecil R
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescents Anxiety Biological and medical sciences Child Psychology Construct Validity Developmental psychology Exploratory Factor Analysis Factor Analysis Factor Structure Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Latent Structure Analysis Older Adults Older people Psychological tests Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychology. Psychophysiology Psychometrics Theories
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Zusammenfassung:	Performed exploratory factor analysis of the responses of 458 older adults, aged 60 to 100 years, to the Adult Manifest Anxiety Scale-Elderly Version (based on a scale by J. Taylor, 1953). Found a three-factor structure of anxiety consistent with current theories of anxiety that supports the construct validity of the measure. (SLD)
ISSN:	0013-1644 1552-3888
DOI:	10.1177/00131640021970394