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Measuring facets of Worry: A LISREL analysis of the Worry Domains Questionnaire

Joormann, Jutta, Stoeber, Joachim (1997) Measuring facets of Worry: A LISREL analysis of the Worry Domains Questionnaire. Personality and Individual Differences, 23 (5). pp. 827-837. ISSN 0191-8869. (doi:10.1016/S0191-8869(97)00075-5) (KAR id:19828)

Abstract

In the development of the Worry Domains Questionnaire (WDQ) for the measurement of nonpathological worry, (Tallis, Eysenck & Mathews, 1992. A questionnaire for the measurement of nonpathological worry. Personality and Individual Differences, 13, 161–168) Tallis et al. had used cluster analytical procedures to establish the number of worry domains. The resulting structure of the WDQ, however, was never adequately tested. This study therefore examined the WDQ's structure by use of confirmatory factor analysis comparing models of different factor structures. In the first sample of 466 participants, a five-factor model yielded the best fit to the data, characterized by highly correlated yet distinct domains of everyday worrying as they were originally proposed. This model was cross-validated with a second sample of 503 participants, showing stable factor loadings across samples. Whereas these analyses displayed a good fit of the five-factor representation for the item-based models, overall fit of all models was more prominent when items were aggregated (subscale models). Implications of the results and suggestions for future research are discussed.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1016/S0191-8869(97)00075-5
Uncontrolled keywords: anxiety; questionnaires; structural equation modelling; factor structure; factorial validity
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Psychology
Depositing User: Joachim Stoeber
Date Deposited: 19 Jun 2009 11:32 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 09:58 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/19828 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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