In the Name of God

🎯 Know Your Anxiety Before It Knows You!

The advanced Cattell Anxiety Questionnaire (CAQ) app — the standard tool for measuring overt and covert anxiety — is now in your hands with a smart validity engine, a clinical 0–10 sten score, an overt/covert ratio index, and comprehensive analytical reports.

🇮🇷 Based on Raymond B. Cattell's original model and validated Iranian norms (16,342 male and 8,532 female students of the University of Tehran, 1988)

📚 Scientific foundation: Derived from Cattell's 16PF model (second-order anxiety factor) and validated Iranian studies. The CAQ uses 40 items to measure total anxiety, covert (trait) anxiety, and overt (state) anxiety, and reveals how conscious you are of your own anxiety.

This app is developed by the expert team at Shamime Vesal Institute. We believe that understanding your anxiety — from daily tension to clinical symptoms — is the first step toward self-care and timely support.

🚀 What awaits you in this version?

✅ Overt & Covert Anxiety Measurement

With 40 three-option items (a/b/c), covert (trait) and overt (state) scores are computed (each out of 40) plus a total score out of 80, converted to a 0–10 sten score using gender-specific norms.

✅ Overt/Covert Ratio

A unique index of "anxiety awareness": the ratio of overt to covert scores shows whether your anxiety manifests as a state or remains an inner trait — a feature rarely found in other apps.

✅ Five Underlying Personality Factors

Sten scores for each of Cattell's five factors — C (weak ego strength), L (paranoid insecurity), O (guilt proneness), Q3 (poor self-sentiment integration), Q4 (ergic tension) — are reported with dedicated norm tables, revealing the psychological etiology of anxiety.

✅ Intelligent Validity System (Traffic-Light)

Before interpretation, your response pattern is analyzed with a green-yellow-red system that detects uniform patterns, long streaks of identical answers, very low variability, and abnormal response speed — labeled transparently as "empirical response-quality indicators".

✅ Professional Charts

A color-coded gauge of total anxiety sten (0–10) with clinical bands, a raw-score chart (covert/overt/total), and a five-factor chart with threshold lines (3 and 7) — your full profile at a glance.

✅ Clinical Sten Interpretation

Sten 0–3 = calm and relaxed | 4–6 = moderate | 7–8 = possibly an anxious neurotic | 9–10 = clearly in need of professional help. Each of the five factors is interpreted separately.

🌟 Professional Features

📄 Full PDF Export with Clinical Cover Page: a polished report with a dedicated first page containing examinee info, key scores, and a "Clinician's Final Interpretation" section, separated by a page-break.

💡 Custom Report Builder: select which sections (validity, profile, factor table, charts, interpretation) to view or export.

💾 Save & Resume: pause and continue the test anytime without losing progress, even offline.

📁 Results Archive: store your test history locally and track changes over time.

⚠️ All data is stored on your device only; uninstalling the app erases all results. Always export the PDF after each test to keep your archived reports safe.

⚤ Gender-Specific Norms: scores are computed and interpreted using separate norm tables for men and women.

⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts: answer faster using keys 1–3 during the test.

📱 Optimized Performance: lightweight, fast, and fully compatible with various Android versions.

🎯 Why trust this test?

The Cattell Anxiety Questionnaire shows a Cronbach's alpha of 0.77 for the total score, a 0.72 correlation with the Welsh anxiety index, and validated convergence with Spielberger and Sheehan inventories. But its value depends on precise implementation. Our app is not just a questionnaire; it is an intelligent screening assistant that:

✔ Computes scores with gender-specific norms.

✔ Checks the validity of your responses before interpretation.

✔ Shows your overt/covert ratio (anxiety awareness).

✔ Interprets the five underlying anxiety factors separately.

✔ Transparently reminds you of the tool's screening nature.

🧠 What sets us apart?

Overt/Covert Ratio: an anxiety-awareness index — for the first time.

Response Pattern Analysis: detection of uniformity, abnormal speed, and repetitive patterns.

Gender-Specific Norms: 0–10 sten exactly per the official manual table.

Clinical Color Gauge: instant visualization of your sten within green/yellow/red bands.

Clinical Cover Page in PDF: ready for filing or sharing with a professional.

📲 How to begin?

✅ Download and install the latest version.

✅ Enter your details (gender selection is required).

✅ Answer 40 questions based on how you feel right now (about 5–10 minutes).

✅ Get your full report and, if your sten is 7 or higher, share it with a psychologist or psychiatrist.

🔔 Important Note:

This is a self-report screening tool and is not sufficient for a standalone clinical diagnosis. Final interpretation should be performed by a qualified mental health professional, ideally in conjunction with a clinical interview.

✨ Check your anxiety now

Awareness + timely action = greater peace of mind, better decisions, and a healthier life.

Take the first step toward self-awareness with the CAQ.

We only reflect your current feelings;

The decision to change is yours.