The Beck Anxiety Inventory was administered to 105 outpatients between
13 and 17 years old who were diagnosed with various types of psychiat
ric disorders. A principal factor analysis was performed, and two fact
ors were found representing subjective and somatic symptoms of anxiety
. The item compositions of these factors were comparable to those prev
iously described for adolescent inpatients. The results are discussed
as supporting the use of the inventory for evaluating self-reported an
xiety in outpatient adolescents.