Table 3.
Reliability of the Anxiety Symptoms Questionnaire (ASQ)
ASQ measure | Diagnosis | n | Cronbach’s α |
Clinical sample | |||
Overall | Anxiety disorder (GAD/SAD/panic) | 152 | 0.94 |
With any comorbidity | 75 | 0.94 | |
Without comorbidity | 77 | 0.94 | |
By diagnosis: | |||
GAD | 70 | 0.93 | |
SAD | 57 | 0.92 | |
Panic | 25 | 0.97 | |
MDD | 88 | 0.96 | |
Control | 111 | 0.92 | |
Intensity subscale | Anxiety disorder (GAD/SAD/Panic) | 152 | 0.89 |
Frequency subscale | Anxiety disorder (GAD/SAD/panic) | 152 | 0.9 |
College sample | |||
Overall | All students | 487 | 0.96 |
With ≥1 chronic medical condition | 59 | 0.96 | |
Without chronic medical conditions | 427 | 0.96 | |
By anxiety: | |||
BAI ≥16 | 71 | 0.92 | |
BAI <16 | 416 | 0.94 | |
By depression: | |||
BDI ≥14 | 74 | 0.94 | |
BDI <14 | 413 | 0.95 | |
Intensity subscale | All students | 487 | 0.93 |
Frequency subscale | All students | 487 | 0.93 |
BAI, Beck Anxiety Inventory; BDI, Beck Depression Inventory; GAD, generalised anxiety disorder; MDD, major depressive disorder ; SAD, social anxiety disorder.