Display options
Cite
Tavakkoli S, Saffarinia M, Asaadi MM, et al. To Construction and Standardization of the Waiting Anxiety Questionnaire (WAQ) in Iran. Iran J Psychiatry. 2014;9(3):163-8
Tavakkoli, S., Saffarinia, M., Asaadi, M. M., Norouzi Javidan, A., & Hajiaghababaei, M. (2014). To Construction and Standardization of the Waiting Anxiety Questionnaire (WAQ) in Iran. Iranian journal of psychiatry, 9(3), 163-8.
Tavakkoli, Sodeh, et al. "To Construction and Standardization of the Waiting Anxiety Questionnaire (WAQ) in Iran." Iranian journal of psychiatry vol. 9,3 (2014): 163-8.
Tavakkoli S, Saffarinia M, Asaadi MM, Norouzi Javidan A, Hajiaghababaei M. To Construction and Standardization of the Waiting Anxiety Questionnaire (WAQ) in Iran. Iran J Psychiatry. 2014 Jul;9(3):163-8. PMID: 25561958; PMCID: PMC4277807.
Copy Download .nbib Format: NLM
Share it on

Iran J Psychiatry. 2014 Jul;9(3):163-8.

To Construction and Standardization of the Waiting Anxiety Questionnaire (WAQ) in Iran.

Iranian journal of psychiatry

Sodeh Tavakkoli, Majid Saffarinia, Mohammad Mahdy Asaadi, Abbas Norouzi Javidan, Marzieh Hajiaghababaei

Affiliations

  1. Department of Psychology, University of Payam-e -Noor, Tehran, Iran.
  2. Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Research Center (BASIR), Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

PMID: 25561958 PMCID: PMC4277807

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to develop and validate a questionnaire to measure waiting anxiety.

METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study. Extensive review of literature and expert opinions were used to develop and validate the waiting anxiety questionnaire. A sample of 321 participants was recruited through random cluster sampling (n= 190 Iranian men and n= 131 women). The participants filled out WAQ, the Speilberger's State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), Burtner Rating scale (BRS) and Eysenk Personality questionnaire (EPQ) for adults.

RESULTS: Internal consistency of WAQ was revealed, meaning that all the 20 items were highly correlated with the total score. The Cronbach alpha equaled 0.83 for the Waiting Anxiety Questionnaire. The Pearson correlation coefficient of the questionnaire with the STAI, BRS and extraversion and neuroticism subscales of EPQ was 0.65, 0.78, - 0.47 and 0.43, respectively, which confirmed its convergent and divergent validity. Factors analysis extracting four cognitive, behavioral, sentimental and physiological factors could explain 67% of the total variance with an Eigen value of greater than 1.

CONCLUSION: Our findings suggest that WAQ possesses appropriate validity and reliability to measure the individuals' anxiety during the waiting time.

Keywords: Construction; Waiting Anxiety Questionnaire; reliability; validity

References

  1. Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2003 Apr 28;1:14 - PubMed
  2. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2004 Jul;3(2):183-91 - PubMed
  3. J Behav Med. 1990 Oct;13(5):449-66 - PubMed
  4. Psychosomatics. 1971 Nov-Dec;12(6):371-9 - PubMed

Publication Types