THE TRIMODAL ANXIETY QUESTIONNAIRE (TAQ): A VALIDATION STUDY ON COMMUNITIES FROM WESTERN ROMANIA
THE TRIMODAL ANXIETY QUESTIONNAIRE (TAQ): A VALIDATION STUDY ON COMMUNITIES FROM WESTERN ROMANIA
Author(s): Ioana Mărginean, Letiţia Filimon Subject(s): Psychology
Published by: Editura Universitatii din Oradea
Keywords: assessment; trimodal anxiety; factor analysis; correlations; psychometrics
Summary/Abstract: The objectives of our study were to verify the Romanian translation of the TAQ, to determine its psychometric qualities in a sample of participants from Western Romania, and to compare them with data from similar researches. The TAQ measures three key anxiety components: somatic, cognitive and behavioural. The questionnaire’s 36 items were derived from previous research, from different widely utilised measurement instruments known for their psychometric properties. The TAQ was administered along with other psychological tests, the Current Thoughts Scale (CTS), the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS), the McGill Pain Questionnaire, (McGill PQ-S) and the Dental Fear Survey (DFS). The validation of these instruments on the Romanian population represents a part from a PhD research project regarding anxiety and dental fear management. We consider that the results advanced in the validation study support the TAQ’s psychometric qualities, and thus the TAQ can be seen as a useful instrument, with high applicable potential.
Journal: Journal of Psychological and Educational Research (JPER)
- Issue Year: XX/2012
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 79-93
- Page Count: 15
- Language: English