Gray, Leila (2010) Am I worried or just concerned? Psychometric evaluation of a re-worded version of the Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2. Coursework Masters thesis, University of Southern Queensland. (Unpublished)
Abstract
The main aim of this study was to investigate if modifying the wording of the cognitive anxiety items of the Competitive State Anxiety Inventory -2 (CSAI-2) and the revised CSAI-2 (CSAI-2R) to use worried in place of concerned would improve the fit to the three-factor measurement model. Data were collected online from 284 adult participants from a variety of sports, age groups and levels of competition using a retrospective recall approach. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) revealed the CSAI-2 continued to lack adequate model fit (2 /df = 2.94, TLI = .84, CFI = .85, GFI= .78, RMSEA = .083) following re-wording with internal consistency coefficients and subscale correlations staying consistent with published data (Cox, Martens & Russell, 2003; Lane, Sewell, Terry, Bartram, & Nesti, 1999). CFA of the CSAI-2R (2 /df = 1.38, TLI = .98, CFI = .98, GFI= .94, RMSEA = .037) indicated increased model fit in comparison to previously published data (Cox et al., 2003; Terry & Munro, 2008) as well as improvements in conceptual independence of the subscales. This supports the use of the CSAI-2R over of the CSAI-2 as well as the use of the worried in place of concerned. Further investigation of the concurrent validity of the modified and unmodified CSAI-2R is necessary to fully examine if the conceptual integrity of the cognitive anxiety subscale is improved by the wording change. The widespread use of the CSAI-2 and its importance in the testing of the Multidimensional Anxiety Theory require further examination as significant criticisms of the measure remain.
|
Statistics for this ePrint Item |
| Item Type: | Thesis (Non-Research) (Coursework Masters) |
|---|---|
| Item Status: | Live Archive |
| Additional Information: | Current UniSQ staff and students can request access to this thesis. Please email research.repository@unisq.edu.au with a subject line of SEAR thesis request and provide: Name of the thesis requested and Your name and UniSQ email address |
| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Historic - Faculty of Sciences - Department of Psychology (Up to 30 Jun 2013) |
| Supervisors: | Terry, Peter |
| Qualification: | Masters of Clinical Psychology |
| Date Deposited: | 08 Jan 2026 01:39 |
| Last Modified: | 08 Jan 2026 01:39 |
| Fields of Research (2008): | 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences > 1799 Other Psychology and Cognitive Sciences > 179999 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences not elsewhere classified |
| Fields of Research (2020): | 52 PSYCHOLOGY > 5299 Other psychology > 529999 Other psychology not elsewhere classified |
| URI: | https://sear.unisq.edu.au/id/eprint/52361 |
Actions (login required)
 |
Archive Repository Staff Only |
