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Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory

Explore how anxious you feel right now and how you generally feel.

40 questionsAbout 12 minNo account needed

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Before you start. For questions 1–20, answer how you feel right now. For questions 21–40, answer how you generally feel.

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Question 1. How you feel right now

I feel calm.

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Not at all
Somewhat
Moderately so
Very much so

Question 2. How you feel right now

I feel secure.

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Moderately so
Very much so

Question 3. How you feel right now

I am tense.

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Moderately so
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Question 4. How you feel right now

I feel strained.

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Moderately so
Very much so

Question 5. How you feel right now

I feel at ease.

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Moderately so
Very much so

Question 6. How you feel right now

I feel upset.

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Moderately so
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Question 7. How you feel right now

I am presently worrying over possible misfortunes.

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Moderately so
Very much so

Question 8. How you feel right now

I feel satisfied.

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Moderately so
Very much so

Question 9. How you feel right now

I feel frightened.

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Moderately so
Very much so

Question 10. How you feel right now

I feel comfortable.

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Moderately so
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Question 11. How you feel right now

I feel self-confident.

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Moderately so
Very much so

Question 12. How you feel right now

I feel nervous.

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Moderately so
Very much so

Question 13. How you feel right now

I am jittery.

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Moderately so
Very much so

Question 14. How you feel right now

I feel indecisive.

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Moderately so
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Question 15. How you feel right now

I am relaxed.

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Moderately so
Very much so

Question 16. How you feel right now

I feel content.

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Moderately so
Very much so

Question 17. How you feel right now

I am worried.

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Moderately so
Very much so

Question 18. How you feel right now

I feel confused.

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Moderately so
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Question 19. How you feel right now

I feel steady.

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Moderately so
Very much so

Question 20. How you feel right now

I feel pleasant.

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Question 21. How you generally feel

I feel pleasant.

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Question 22. How you generally feel

I feel nervous and restless.

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Question 23. How you generally feel

I feel satisfied with myself.

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Question 24. How you generally feel

I wish I could be as happy as others seem to be.

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Almost never
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Question 25. How you generally feel

I feel like a failure.

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Question 26. How you generally feel

I feel rested.

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Question 27. How you generally feel

I am 'calm, cool, and collected.'

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Question 28. How you generally feel

I feel that difficulties are piling up so that I cannot overcome them.

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Question 29. How you generally feel

I worry too much over something that really doesn’t matter.

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Question 30. How you generally feel

I am happy.

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Question 31. How you generally feel

I have disturbing thoughts.

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Question 32. How you generally feel

I lack self-confidence.

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Question 33. How you generally feel

I feel secure.

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Question 34. How you generally feel

I make decisions easily.

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Question 35. How you generally feel

I feel inadequate.

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Question 36. How you generally feel

I am content.

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Question 37. How you generally feel

Some unimportant thought runs through my mind and bothers me.

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Question 38. How you generally feel

I take disappointments so keenly that I can’t put them out of my mind.

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Question 39. How you generally feel

I am a steady person.

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Question 40. How you generally feel

I get in a state of tension or turmoil as I think over my recent concerns and interests.

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Almost never
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Almost always

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