Predictive Relationship Between Trait and State Anxiety and Themes in Early Recollections Using the Early Recollection Rating Scale–Revised

Aim: To assess changes in trait and state anxiety of children during sequential phases of dental treatment. Methods: Three hundred children, aged between 3 to < 6 years, who reported for their first dental visit were included. Both parents and children were evaluated over five sequential phases of dental treatment. Children’s Fear Survey Schedule-Dental Subscale (CFSS-DS) and Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS) were used to assess child’s trait anxiety. Children’s Emotional Manifestation Scale (CEMS) and Facial Image Scale (FIS) were used to assess child’s state anxiety. Child’s behavior was rated using Frankl’s Behavior Rating Scale (FBRS). Paired sample t-test, Pearson’s Correlation coefficient and Spearman’s Rank Correlation coefficient was performed. Results: Mean CFSS-DS and CEMS scores decreased significantly from the first (26.55; 10.25) to the fifth visit (24.74; 8.1) (p<0.05). A significant decrease in the mean FIS (state anxiety) score from the first (2.70) to fifth (2.48) visit was seen (p<0.05) Children’s behavior differed significantly between the dental visits.(p<0.001) There was a significant inverse correlation between behavior and both trait and state anxiety (p<0.05). Conclusions: Sequential phases of dental treatment significantly reduced trait and state anxiety.

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HIGHER TRAIT- AND STATE-ANXIETY IN FEMALE LAW STUDENTS THAN MALE LAW STUDENTS

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.68.4.1075-1078 ◽

1991 ◽

Vol 68 (4) ◽

pp. 1075 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

ROSEANNA McCLEARY

Keyword(s):

State Anxiety ◽

Law Students ◽

Trait And State Anxiety

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An investigation of the causal influence of trait and state anxiety on academic achievement.

Journal of Educational Psychology ◽

10.1037/0022-0663.68.3.330 ◽

1976 ◽

Vol 68 (3) ◽

pp. 330-334 ◽

Cited By ~ 21

Author(s):

F. J. King ◽

Darlene L. Heinrich ◽

Robert S. Stephenson ◽

Charles D. Spielberger

Keyword(s):

Academic Achievement ◽

State Anxiety ◽

Causal Influence ◽

Trait And State Anxiety

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Usefulness of Situation-Specific Trait and State Measures of Anxiety

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.1976.38.1.188 ◽

1976 ◽

Vol 38 (1) ◽

pp. 188-190 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Douglas H. Lamb

Keyword(s):

State Anxiety ◽

Public Speaking ◽

Stress Situation ◽

Trait And State Anxiety ◽

Specific Trait

25 high- and 25 low-anxiety prone Ss were exposed to a stress situation involving public speaking. General and situation-specific measures of trait and state anxiety were obtained. Results indicated high correlations between trait and state measures when these measures were related to the specific stress of speaking.

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Trait and State Anxiety before and after Competitive Performance

Perceptual and Motor Skills ◽

10.2466/pms.1995.81.3f.1059 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 81 (3_suppl) ◽

pp. 1059-1074 ◽

Cited By ~ 27

Author(s):

Hallgeir Halvari ◽

Torgrim Gjesme

Keyword(s):

State Anxiety ◽

Motor Task ◽

Muscular Activity ◽

Critical Factor ◽

Physical Strength ◽

Performance Errors ◽

Before And After ◽

Trait And State Anxiety ◽

Direction Of Movement ◽

And Performance

33 subjects were tested on competitive trait and state anxiety immediately before and after a competitive motor task of short duration (average performance time of 25 seconds). It required precise coordination of correct muscular activity, timing as well as speed, and physical strength that included explosive shifts in direction of movement. Two types of performance measures were employed, (a) number of errors during the performance and (b) the time it took to complete the motor task. Analysis showed a positive relation between trait anxiety and performance errors when a linear model was applied; however, when a curvilinear model was used, a strong significant U-relationship between errors and precompetition state anxiety emerged. Further, a strong positive linear relation between poststate anxiety and number of performance errors was observed. The results indicate that making errors in performance situations is a critical factor in producing postcompetition state anxiety.

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