Rejeski, Hardy, & Shaw’s (1991) “alternative viewpoint”
Significant, yet divergent, item responses (i.e., some increase, others decrease) while total score changes little
Internal consistency drops, particularly during exercise
Conclusion: “…serious conceptual liability in equating fluctuations in broadly defined states of arousal with anxiety” (p. 71).
McAuley, Mihalko, & Bane, 1996: internal consistency per se adequate, but validity still questionable