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Twenty-six males rated and estimated magnitudes of anxiety experienced during a stress condition. The findings suggest that the direct method of magnitude estimation is an appropriate scaling procedure for the measurement of transitory anxiety. Taylor MAS scores were not related to anxiety levels expressed on either category or estimation scales. The method of direct estimation of anxiety may serve as a corollary to other measures of transitory anxiety and prove useful in behavioral therapy settings.
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This study was supported in part by USPHS-NIH Grant MH-16434.
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Sullivan, R. Magnitude estimation of anxiety. Psychon Sci 21, 209–211 (1970). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03332446
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