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This study aims to evaluate the psychometric properties of the scale in an Australian community sample. A sample of 293 Australians (72.7% female) aged between 18 and 73 (<jats:italic>M<\/jats:italic> = 28.31 years; <jats:italic>SD<\/jats:italic> = 12.11 years) was recruited. Participants completed the Generalised Anxiety Disorder Dimensional Scale, as well as related measures used to assess convergent and discriminant validity. A small proportion of the sample (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 21) completed the scale a second time to assess test-retest reliability. The scale demonstrated a unidimensional factor structure, good internal consistency (Cronbach\u2019s \u03b1 = .94), good test-retest reliability (ICC = .85), good convergent validity with the Generalised Anxiety Disorder\u2013 7 item (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>s<\/jats:sub> = .77), and discriminant validity with the Panic Disorder Severity Scale\u2013Self Report (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>s<\/jats:sub> = .63). 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