Locus of Control and Anxiety in Emotionally Disturbed Children

1974 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 469-470 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. J. Finch ◽  
W. M. Nelson
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
Emotionally Disturbed ◽  
The State ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
State Trait Anxiety Inventory ◽  
Two Measures ◽  
Manifest Anxiety ◽  
Emotionally Disturbed Children

2 measures of locus of control and two measures of anxiety were administered to 50 emotionally disturbed children. Whether locus of control was significantly related to anxiety was dependent on the measure of anxiety employed. The Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale correlated significantly with both measures of locus of control. However, neither the A-state not the A-trait portion of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children was correlated significantly with locus of control. All measures of anxiety intercorrelated significantly. The magnitude of the correlation between measures of locus of control was small if both assessed the same construct.

scholarly journals Comparison of different scales for the evaluation of anxiety and compliance with anesthetic induction in children undergoing scheduled major outpatient surgery

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alberto Vieco-García ◽  
Amanda López-Picado ◽  
Manuel Fuentes ◽  
Laura Francisco-González ◽  
Belén Joyanes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
Outpatient Surgery ◽  
The State ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Preoperative Anxiety ◽  
State Trait Anxiety Inventory ◽  
Anesthetic Induction ◽  
The Moment ◽  
Assessment Scales ◽  
Surgical Unit

Abstract Introduction Anxiety in children triggered by a scheduled surgical intervention is a major issue due to its frequency and consequences. Preoperative anxiety is associated with increased patient fear and agitation on anesthetic induction. The aim of this study is to compare three preoperative anxiety scales for children undergoing elective outpatient surgery, and to correlate each of these tools with the degree of patient compliance on induction, as assessed by the Induction Compliance Checklist (ICC). Methods An observational prospective study was performed on a cohort of children with ages between 2 and 16 years old, scheduled for outpatient surgery. Anxiety was assessed upon arrival to the hospital (M0), during transfer to the surgical unit (M1), and in the operating room during anesthetic induction (M2). Anxiety in the parents (measured with the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, STAI) and in the children (measured with the Spence Anxiety Scale-Pediatric, SCAS-P, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory Children, STAIC, and Modified Yale Preoperative Anxiety Scale, m-YPAS) was assessed. Compliance with anesthetic induction was assessed with ICC. Results The study included 76 patients (72.4% male, median age 7.9 years). Anxiety scores (m-YPAS) increased as the moment of surgery approached, being greater at the entrance to the surgical unit (M0 = 26.1 ± 9.5; M1 = 31.8 ± 18.1; M2 = 33.5 ± 21.1). A strong correlation was found between ICC scale and m-YPAS at M1 (0.738) and M2 timepoints (0.794), but not with the rest of scales at M0. Conclusions Standard anxiety assessment scales do not predict the quality of anesthetic induction. m-YPAS scale can detect increasing anxiety in children as they approach the surgical procedure and this correlates strongly with a worse anesthetic induction, defined by higher score on ICC scale.

Relation of Combined Measures of Locus of Control and Psychological Differentiation to Personality Adjustment

1978 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 547-552
Author(s):  
Donald S. Meck ◽  
Anthony Bourgeois ◽  
Arnold Le Unes
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
The State ◽  
State Trait Anxiety Inventory ◽  
Psychological Differentiation ◽  
Psychological Screening ◽  
Personality Adjustment ◽  
Methodological Problems

Previous research has supported the efficacy of combining the constructs of locus of control and psychological differentiation. The present study related this combination to personality adjustment as measured by Lanyon's Psychological Screening Inventory and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. Analyses ( n = 113) did not support the hypothesized relationship between congruence-incongruence of locus of control and psychological differentiation and personality adjustment. A discussion of methodological problems inherent in this area of research was presented.

scholarly journals Anxietatea la preadolescenții cu insucces școlar

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 27-36
Author(s):  
Tatiana Popov
Keyword(s):  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
School Failure ◽  
The State ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Moderate Level ◽  
State Trait Anxiety Inventory ◽  
General Anxiety ◽  
Low Achieving Students ◽  
High Level ◽  
Manifest Anxiety

Currently, preadolescents face states of anxiety generated by the complexity of the educational process, by school failure. The student - anxiously refuses to go to school due to stressful situations. Anxiety causes a decrease in attention and adequate perception of reality, creates a general emotional discomfort. General anxiety is characterized by low productivity, shyness, low self-confi dence, hypermobility, poor assimilation of knowledge. The study was conducted on a group of 30 low-achieving students in grades VIII-X aged 14-16. The level of anxiety was studied by applying two techniques: the State-Trait-Anxiety Inventory (STAI) inventory by D. Spielberger and the Manifest Anxiety Scale (MAS) developed by Taylor and James Garden. The results showed a moderate level of anxiety stable at 33.3% and a high level of anxiety stable at 43.3%, and more than 86.6% of students show general anxiety at severe and moderate level.

Prevalence of Anxiety among Patients Undergoing Colorectal Surgery

2004 ◽  
Vol 95 (2) ◽  
pp. 657-658 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary Elkins ◽  
M. Hasan Rajab ◽  
Joel Marcus ◽  
Raymond Staniunas
Keyword(s):  
Colorectal Surgery ◽  
General Anesthesia ◽  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
State Anxiety ◽  
The State ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
State Trait Anxiety Inventory ◽  
Postsurgical Pain

To assess prevalence of anxiety 36 consecutive patients undergoing colorectal surgery with general anesthesia were interviewed on the day of surgery and completed the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. Postsurgical ratings of pain and anxiety were obtained within 24 hours after surgery. Analysis indicated that 29 scored moderate or higher on the State Anxiety scale prior to surgery. The correlations for scores on presurgical Trait Anxiety with postsurgical pain and Trait Anxiety scores were significant ( p<.01) but not that for pre- and postsurgical State Anxiety

Correlates of Question-Asking by Emotionally Disturbed and Normal Children

1976 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 923-929
Author(s):  
Thomas H. Ollendick ◽  
A. J. Finch ◽  
W. M. Nelson
Keyword(s):  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
Emotionally Disturbed ◽  
Question Asking ◽  
Normal Children ◽  
Developmental Framework ◽  
Cognitive Reflection ◽  
Mental Age ◽  
Reflection Impulsivity ◽  
Emotionally Disturbed Children

This study examined the question-asking behavior of emotionally disturbed and normal children (about 11 yr., mental age about 12 yr.) within a developmental framework. Emotionally disturbed children typically have shown more guessing and fewer constraint-type questions. 35 emotionally disturbed and 35 normal children served as subjects. Locus of control, cognitive reflection-impulsivity, and trait anxiety were significant correlates of question-asking. A developmental framework appeared useful in understanding the question-asking of the emotionally disturbed children.

Anxiety and Locus of Conflict in Normal Children

1977 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 375-378 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. M. Nelson ◽  
Philip C. Kendall ◽  
A. J. Finch ◽  
Robert H. Gordon
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Seventh Graders ◽  
State Trait Anxiety Inventory ◽  
Normal Children ◽  
Manifest Anxiety

63 mostly white seventh graders were given the Locus of Conflict Rating Scale, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children, and the Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale. No sex differences were noted. Correlations were small even when significant, except for .82 between CMAS Anxiety and Trait Anxiety. Some validity for the Locus of Conflict Rating Scale is indicated.

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