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The test-retest reliability and the internal consistency of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children (STAIC) was determined for 30 emotionally disturbed children. The STAIC was administered at the beginning and end of a three month period. Test-retest reliability for the STAIC A-State and A-Trait scale were. 63 and 44, respectively. Alpha values of internal consistency were 89 and 88. Differences in these results and findings previously reported by Spielberger (1973) are discussed in terms of population differences.
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Finch, A.J., Montgomery, L.E. & Deardorff, P.A. Reliability of state-trait anxiety with emotionally disturbed children. J Abnorm Child Psychol 2, 67–69 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00919356
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