5 minutes
In order to complete the State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), a person must be at least 18 years old and must be capable of understanding and responding to the questions in the inventory.
State Anxiety
I feel calm
I feel secure
I am tense
I feel strained
I feel at ease
I feel upset
I am presently worrying over possible misfortunes
I feel satisfied
I feel frightened
I feel comfortable
I feel self-confident
I feel nervous
I feel jittery
I feel indecisive
I feel relaxed
I feel content
I am worried
I feel confused
I feel steady
I feel pleasant
Trait Anxiety
I feel pleasant
I feel nervous and restless
I feel satisfied with myself
I wish I could be as happy as others seem to be
I feel like a failure
I feel rested
I am calm, cool and collected.
I feel that difficulties are piling up so that I cannot overcome them
I worry too much over something that doesn't really matter
I am happy
I have disturbing thoughts
I lack self-confidence
I feel secure
I make decisions easily
I feel inadequate
I am content
Some unimportant thoughts runs through my mind and bothers me
I take disappointments keenly that I can't put them out of my mind
I am a steady person
I get into a state of tension and turmoil as I think my recent concerns and interests