Beck's Anxiety Inventory (BAA)

Prior to participation, students were provided with written consent forms, outlining the major aspects of the study; both the participant and the researcher signed two copies of the consent form. Following informed consent, participants were provided with a questionnaires packet, consisting of forms requesting demographic information, the Beck’s Depression Inventory (BDI), Beck’s Anxiety Inventory (BAI), Spielberger’s State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)—for both trait and state anxiety—and the Mood and Anxiety Symptom Questionnaire (MASQ). This study will primarily focus on responses to the BAI and the STAI—state and trait; these questionnaires have previously demonstrated internal reliability and construct validity (Barnes, Harp, & Jung, 2002; Beck, Epstein, Brown & Steer, 1988; Creamer, Foran & Bell, 1995). After completing the questionnaires packet, participants had two additional forms to complete—the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS), general and today. Having completed all the questionnaires, participants were led inside moderately-sized computer rooms, where they remained for the rest of the study. …show more content…
After samples were obtained, participants began the first round of computer tasks, consisting of three tasks—dot-probe, Posner, and Word Sentence Association Paradigm (WSAP)—which were counterbalanced between participants. After completing each task, participants answered brief engagement questionnaires, inquiring on a scale of one to seven, how interested and engaged with the task the participants were as well as how motivated they were to finish the task. One indicated low interest/engagement/motivation whereas seven indicated high