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# Psychometric Properties of the Geriatric Anxiety Scale: Comparison to the Beck Anxiety Inventory and Geriatric Anxiety Inventory

[Brian P. Yochim PhDABPP](/author/Yochim%2C+Brian+P)
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USACorrespondence[byochim@stanford.edu](mailto:byochim@stanford.edu)

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[Anne E. Mueller MA](/author/Mueller%2C+Anne+E)
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
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[Andrea June MA](/author/June%2C+Andrea)
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
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[Daniel L. Segal PhD](/author/Segal%2C+Daniel+L)
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

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This study explored the convergent and discriminant validity of the Geriatric Anxiety Scale (GAS), a new measure of anxiety symptoms for older adults. The GAS, Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), Geriatric Anxiety Inventory (GAI), Beck Depression Inventory, Second Edition (BDI-II), and Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) were administered to 117 community-dwelling, predominantly White, older adults (62% female; _M_ age = 74.75 years, range = 60 − 89 years; _M_ years of education = 14.97). Scores on the GAS were strongly associated with scores on measures of anxiety and depression, but not associated with scores on measures of reading ability or processing speed. The GAS possesses strong convergent and discriminant validity and shows promise as a measure of anxiety in older adults.

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