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Psychometric Properties and Factor Structure of the Worry Domains Questionnaire

Michele McCarthy-Larzelere

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center

Gretchen J. Diefenbach

Donald A. Williamson

Rick G. Netemeyer

Bret G. Bentz

Gina M. Manguno-Mire

Louisiana State University

The Worry Domains Questionnaire (WDQ) is a content-based measure of nonpathological worry. The current study investigates an adapted WDQ for clinical assessment. The WDQ was completed by 570 participants (286 clinical, 284 nonclinical). Internal consistency of the WDQ domains was found to be adequate. Clinical participants obtained significantly higher WDQ scores than control participants. WDQ scores were moderately correlated with several clinical self-report measures. A seven-factor structure and a higher order worry factor model were separately subjected to structural equation modeling in the clinical sample. The factor groupings originally outlined by the scale's authors (with minor revisions) provided the best description of the clinical data set. Evidence of differences in the worry factor structures of clinical and control samples did emerge. This study provides initial support of the psychometric suitability of the adapted WDQ for use in clinical populations.

Key Words: Anxiety • questionnaires • structural equation modeling • factor structure • worry

Assessment, Vol. 8, No. 2, 177-191 (2001)
DOI: 10.1177/107319110100800206
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