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Investigation of construct validity of state anxiety inventory among Iranian 8th grade students

This study is aimed to investigate construct validity of State Anxiety Inventory (SAI Y-1) among 8th grade Iranian students. Data from 680 lower secondary school students, (317 male and 363 female, in the age 14 years old) at Tehran and Shahriar City, the province of Tehran, Iran, who participated i...

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Main Authors: Sahranavar, Maryam, Hassan, Siti Aishah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Knowledgia Scientific 2015
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46640/1/Investigation%20of%20construct%20validity%20of%20state%20anxiety%20inventory%20among%20Iranian%208th%20grade%20students.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.466402018-02-23T01:00:31Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46640/ Investigation of construct validity of state anxiety inventory among Iranian 8th grade students Sahranavar, Maryam Hassan, Siti Aishah This study is aimed to investigate construct validity of State Anxiety Inventory (SAI Y-1) among 8th grade Iranian students. Data from 680 lower secondary school students, (317 male and 363 female, in the age 14 years old) at Tehran and Shahriar City, the province of Tehran, Iran, who participated in the study was analysed. Principal component analysis was performed to determine underlying constructs among items on the S-Anxiety Inventory (SAI Y-1). The results of the study showed that three factors explained internal relations between the items. Safety factor states 21.87% with 7 items, tension factor states 14.5% with 4 items and confusion factor states 12.37% with 3 items. Knowledgia Scientific 2015-01 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46640/1/Investigation%20of%20construct%20validity%20of%20state%20anxiety%20inventory%20among%20Iranian%208th%20grade%20students.pdf Sahranavar, Maryam and Hassan, Siti Aishah (2015) Investigation of construct validity of state anxiety inventory among Iranian 8th grade students. Asian Journal of Applied Sciences, 8 (1). pp. 63-70. ISSN 1996-3343 10.3923/ajaps.2015.63.70
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description This study is aimed to investigate construct validity of State Anxiety Inventory (SAI Y-1) among 8th grade Iranian students. Data from 680 lower secondary school students, (317 male and 363 female, in the age 14 years old) at Tehran and Shahriar City, the province of Tehran, Iran, who participated in the study was analysed. Principal component analysis was performed to determine underlying constructs among items on the S-Anxiety Inventory (SAI Y-1). The results of the study showed that three factors explained internal relations between the items. Safety factor states 21.87% with 7 items, tension factor states 14.5% with 4 items and confusion factor states 12.37% with 3 items.
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author Sahranavar, Maryam
Hassan, Siti Aishah
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Investigation of construct validity of state anxiety inventory among Iranian 8th grade students
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Hassan, Siti Aishah
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title Investigation of construct validity of state anxiety inventory among Iranian 8th grade students
title_short Investigation of construct validity of state anxiety inventory among Iranian 8th grade students
title_full Investigation of construct validity of state anxiety inventory among Iranian 8th grade students
title_fullStr Investigation of construct validity of state anxiety inventory among Iranian 8th grade students
title_full_unstemmed Investigation of construct validity of state anxiety inventory among Iranian 8th grade students
title_sort investigation of construct validity of state anxiety inventory among iranian 8th grade students
publisher Knowledgia Scientific
publishDate 2015
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46640/1/Investigation%20of%20construct%20validity%20of%20state%20anxiety%20inventory%20among%20Iranian%208th%20grade%20students.pdf
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