Key result
High hostility linked to greater trait and state anxiety in male university students.
Why the study?
The study aimed to understand the influence of the personality trait hostility on self-evaluation in terms of trait and state anxiety.
Does high hostility influence trait and state anxiety in university students?
Cross-Sectional (n=200)
No
Does high hostility influence trait and state anxiety in university students?
The study suggests a positive relationship between high hostility and high anxiety (both trait and state) among university students.
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Warrants screening for anxiety in students with high hostility; leaves open causality and requires longitudinal confirmation before changing practice.
The present study aims at understanding the influence of one of the personality trait.~i.e. hostility on self-evaluation made in terms of two types of anxietytrait and state anxiety.One hundred high hostile (RH) and one hundred low hostile (LH) University students were selected on the basis of the scores on Saxena Hostility Scale.Spielberger, Sharma, and Singh's (1972) state-trait anxiety scales were administered on the two extreme groups.Significant difference in trait and state anxiety was obtained for the high and low groups.Results are discussed in terms of trait-trait and trait-state interaction and a high hostility high anxiety (both trait and state) relationship is suggested by the study.
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SAXENA et al. (1980) conducted a cross-sectional in Hostility and Anxiety (n=200). High Hostility vs. Low Hostility was evaluated on Trait anxiety (A-trait) score (p=<0.01). High hostile male university students exhibited significantly higher trait anxiety (mean 48.40 vs 39.96) and state anxiety (mean 47.40 vs 38.02) compared to low hostile students (p<0.01).
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