Table 3.
Comparison of Participants With and Without Generalized Anxiety on Study Measures
| Measure | Generalized anxiety group M (SD) | Control group M (SD) | t(58) | Cohen's d |
| GADQ-IV | 7.10 (3.17) | 1.87 (2.87) | 6.17* | 1.73 |
| PSWQ | 51.53 (11.43) | 37.28 (8.16) | 5.42* | 1.43 |
| PSWQ-A | 26.47 (7.32) | 15.60 (7.08) | 5.31* | 1.51 |
| BAI | 16.00 (14.94) | 9.30 (8.69) | 1.74 | 0.55 |
| BMWS | 13.63 (7.16) | 4.70 (5.46) | 4.64* | 1.40 |
| GADSS | 12.29 (5.53) | 3.90 (3.34) | 5.84* | 1.84 |
| GWS | 4.00 (1.94) | 1.05 (1.19) | 5.87* | 1.83 |
| GAI | 12.25 (5.80) | 2.00 (2.60) | 6.76* | 2.28 |
Notes: GADQ-IV = Generalized Anxiety Disorder Questionnaire for DSM-IV; PSWQ = Penn State Worry Questionnaire; PSWQ-A = Penn State Worry Questionnaire Abbreviated Version; BAI = Beck Anxiety Inventory; BMWS = Brief Measure of Worry Severity; GADSS = Generalized Anxiety Disorder Severity Scale; GWS = geriatric worry scale; GAI = Geriatric Anxiety Inventory. n = 17 for the generalized anxiety group and n = 43 for the control group for all measures except the GAI. n = 8 for the generalized anxiety group and n = 22 for the control group for the GAI. df = 28 for the GAI.
*p < .001.