I am looking to measure experimentally induced changes in anxiety levels within a short timeframe i.e. 40 mins. I have a range of behavioural measures, but am looking for a suitable self-report measure. I have previously used questionnaires containing Likert-scales, but am concerned about their sensitivity given the timeframe. I would also like to avoid single-item scales.
I think you might find interesting this very well-done review on different ways to measure state anxiety:
Rossi, V., & Pourtois, G. (2012). Transient state-dependent fluctuations in anxiety measured using STAI, POMS, PANAS or VAS: a comparative review. Anxiety, Stress & Coping, 25(6), 603-645.
I usually use the POMS in clinical psychodiagnostic. The level of tension and anxiety and the other scales scores in patients (and also in students) can be very different after a single week (because of the instruction that induce the subject to answer towards his/her mood states in the last week). This is my personal evaluation... For the psychometric properties Igor has already answered.
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