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The GAD-7 is a psychometrically valid and reliable unidimensional screening tool for generalized anxiety among US university students, demonstrating strong measurement invariance across gender and racial groups. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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The aim was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the GAD-7 scores among university students.

July 10, 2026Journal of Counseling & DevelopmentOpen Access

Psychometric Analysis of Scores on the GAD‐7 With University Students

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ESElizabeth SweetingVanderbilt University BEBradley T. ErfordVanderbilt University MSMartin F. ShermanLoyola University Maryland

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Exploratory study demonstrates psychometric strength of GAD-7 scores in university students, suggesting effective anxiety screening.

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The aim was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the GAD-7 scores among university students.
Analyzed responses from 568 university students in the US.
Assessed factor structure and measurement invariance across gender and racial groups.
Calculated total scale alphas for GAD-7 scores.
GAD-7 scores exhibited a unidimensional factor structure with excellent fit statistics.
Measurement invariance was strong between male and female groups and across racial backgrounds.
Overall GAD-7 scale alphas were above 0.85, indicating high reliability.

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Sweeting et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a508da76eeac72a437a100c https://doi.org/10.1002/jcad.70053

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