Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI)
Description
The BAI is a self-report scale which evaluates the presence and severity of anxiety symptoms.The BAI is a self-report scale which evaluates the presence and severity of anxiety symptoms.
Test Features
Administration details
Administration type: Self-report
Timeframe:
Past month.
Approx time: 0-5 minutesAccessing the assessment and manual information
Access information:
- Beck, A. T., Epstein, N., Brown, G., & Steer, R. A. (1988). An inventory for measuring clinical anxiety: Psychometric properties. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 56(6), 893–897. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-006X.56.6.893
- The BAI manual is available for purchase here: https://www.pearsonclinical.com.au/store/auassessments/en/Store/Professional-Assessments/Personality-%26-Biopsychosocial/Beck-Anxiety-Inventory/p/P100010018.html
License details
Free to Use?
No
License details:- Materials for the BAI should be purchased. They are available here: https://www.pearsonclinical.com.au/store/auassessments/en/Store/Professional-Assessments/Personality-%26-Biopsychosocial/Beck-Anxiety-Inventory/p/P100010018.html
Reliability and Validity
Note: Listed publications are for the English version of the assessment only
- Bardhoshi, G., Duncan, K., & Erford, B. T. (2016). Psychometric meta‐analysis of the English version of the Beck Anxiety Inventory. Journal of Counseling & Development, 94(3), 356-373. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcad.12090
Norm information
Healthy control/general population norms:
- Australia - adults: Crawford, J., Cayley, C., Lovibond, P. F., Wilson, P. H., & Hartley, C. (2011). Percentile norms and accompanying interval estimates from an Australian general adult population sample for self‐report mood scales (BAI, BDI, CRSD, CES‐D, DASS, DASS‐21, STAI‐X, STAI‐Y, SRDS, and SRAS). Australian Psychologist, 46(1), 3-14. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1742-9544.2010.00003.x
- USA - adults: Gillis, M. M., Haaga, D. A. F., & Ford, G. T. (1995). Normative values for the Beck Anxiety Inventory, Fear Questionnaire, Penn State Worry Questionnaire, and Social Phobia and Anxiety Inventory. Psychological Assessment, 7(4), 450–455. https://doi.org/10.1037/1040-3590.7.4.450