Charles Spielberger

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Charles Donald Spielberger (March 28, 1927 - June 12, 2013 ) was a clinical psychologist who became known for his state trait fear model .

Life

He received his PhD in psychology from the University of Iowa in 1954 . In 1991 he was president of the American Psychological Association .

From 1972 to 2003 he was professor of psychology at the University of South Florida in Tampa , since 2003 he has been retired .

He died on June 12, 2013, leaving behind his wife Carol and son Nicholas.

State trait fear model

The State / Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) was first published in 1970 by Spielberger, Gorsuch & Lushene and revised to the current form in 1983.

The inventory is based on a 4-point Likert scale and represents a questionnaire procedure for recording current and habitual fear .

Publications

  • Charles D. Spielberger (Editor): Adapting Educational and Psychological Tests for Cross-Cultural Assessment . Lawrence Erlbaum Assoc Inc (June 20, 2006) [English]
  • Charles D. Spielberger (editor): Stress and Emotion: Anxiety, Anger and Curiosity, Volume 17: v. 17 (Series on Stress and Emotion). Routledge Chapman & Hall (October 2005)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bio at psychology.usf.edu, accessed on July 20, 2014
  2. ↑ http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sptimes/obituary.aspx?pid=165322369
  3. ^ The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) - Description of the STAI at the APA
personal data
SURNAME Spielberger, Charles
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Spielberger, Charles Donald
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American psychologist
DATE OF BIRTH March 28, 1927
DATE OF DEATH June 12th, 2013