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CHARLES D. SPIELBERGER
University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida, USA

Charles D. Spielberger is Distinguished Research Professor of Psychology and Director of the Center for Research in
Behavioral Medicine and Health Psychology at the University of South Florida. Author, co-author, or editor of more than 350 professional publications, Spielberger’s current research focuses on anxiety, anger, curiosity, depression, job stress, and lifestyle factors that contribute to the etiology and progression of cancer and cardiovascular disorders.
His State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (1970, 1983), with translations in 66 languages and dialects, has become a standard international measure of anxiety. He has served as President of the International Association of Applied Psychology, the International Council of Psychologists, and the International Stress Management Association and was the 100th
President of the American Psychological Association.

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Editorial Advisors
John W. Adair

Machiko Fukuhara

Joe Matarazzo

University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Tokiwa University
Mito, Japan

Oregon Health Sciences University
Portland, Oregon, USA

Michael Harris Bond

James Georgas

Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong, China

University of Athens
Athens, Greece

Pieter J. D. Drenth

Frank Heller

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Tavistock Institute of Human Relations
London, United Kingdom

Edwin A. Fleishman

Stevan Hobfoll

George Mason University
Potomac, Maryland, USA

Kent State University
Kent, Ohio, USA

Raymond D. Fowler

Anna Leonova

Bernhard Wilpert

American Psychological Association
Washington, D.C., USA

Moscow State University
Moscow, Russian Federation

Technische Universita¨t Berlin
Berlin, Germany

Michael Frese

Claude Levy-Leboyer

Justus-Liebig University of Giessen
Giessen, Germany

Universite´ Rene´ Descartes
Paris, France

Charles Spielberger
University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida, USA

Tuomo Tikkanen



Citations: Source. Adapted from Bates and Fain (2002, p. 1) and Cizek (2003a, chap

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