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The STAIC was administered to 1,522 third and fourth grade Black disadvantaged children from a large metropolitan school district. Although A-State scores were equivalent to the original normative sample, A-Trait levels for boys and girls were found to be higher. Similar alpha coefficients were observed for the A-State scale; the A-Trait scale yielded slightly lower alpha coefficients than the original sample. Norms for the STAIC scales were extended to the third grade level. The small differences between the present study and the original normative study were attributed to differences in population. The STAIC provides a valid and reliable means to measure trait and state anxiety in children of elementary school age.
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Portions of these data were presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, New Orleans, August 1974. The authors wish to express their appreciation to Charles D. Spielberger for substantial contributions to earlier versions of this paper.
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Papay, J.P., Hedl, J.J. Psychometric characteristics and norms for disadvantaged third and fourth grade children on the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children. J Abnorm Child Psychol 6, 115–120 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00915787
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