Relationship of Trait Anxiety to Self-Esteem of Children in Grades 4, 5, and 6

This study compared the relation of trait anxiety as measured by the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children and self-esteem as measured by Coopersmith's Self-esteem Inventory in independent samples of children in Grades 4, 5, and 6. Pearson correlations were, respectively, -.51, -.62, and -.71. The differences in correlations between the highest and lowest grades were statistically significant. While trait anxiety and self-esteem summed scores covary robustly, factor analytic studies showed that the two dimensions are largely independent.

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Effects of Defensiveness on the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.1978.43.1.83 ◽

1978 ◽

Vol 43 (1) ◽

pp. 83-89 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

David L. Redfering ◽

John G. Jones

Keyword(s):

Trait Anxiety ◽

State Anxiety ◽

Two Dimensions ◽

The State ◽

Ego Strength ◽

State Trait Anxiety Inventory ◽

Stressful Environment ◽

State And Trait Anxiety ◽

University Seniors

105 Naval Aviation Officer Cadets and 105 male university seniors were administered on one occasion the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, the Barron Ego Strength Scale, and the MMPI K Scale as measures of psychological defensiveness. It was expected that the cadets who were in a highly stressful environment would score higher on state anxiety and psychological defensiveness. In contrast to the impressive accumulation of research showing that the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory can discriminate between state and trait anxiety in a contrived situation, in this study the inventory did not differentiate between the two dimensions when tested in vivo. Moreover, increased defensiveness related negatively with reported anxiety levels. It was suggested that the authors of the inventory include a “correction” factor (measure of defensiveness) to attenuate the inventory's vulnerability to distortion by defensive subjects.

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A factor analytic study of the state trait anxiety inventory utilized with preservice elementary teachers

Journal of Research in Science Teaching ◽

10.1002/tea.3660200306 ◽

1983 ◽

Vol 20 (3) ◽

pp. 225-229 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Robert D. Sherwood ◽

Mary E. Westerback

Keyword(s):

Elementary Teachers ◽

Trait Anxiety ◽

The State ◽

Analytic Study ◽

Preservice Elementary Teachers ◽

State Trait Anxiety Inventory ◽

Factor Analytic ◽

Factor Analytic Study

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Relationship of State and Trait Anxiety to Grades in Educational Psychology

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.1977.40.3.705 ◽

1977 ◽

Vol 40 (3) ◽

pp. 705-706 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Joan Joesting ◽

George I. Whitehead

Keyword(s):

Undergraduate Students ◽

Trait Anxiety ◽

Educational Psychology ◽

The State ◽

State Trait Anxiety Inventory ◽

Course Grades ◽

Before And After ◽

State And Trait Anxiety ◽

Relationship Of

101 undergraduate students in educational psychology were assigned the writing of their own examination items. The best and worst of these items were used to compose two forms of a classroom test. The students were administered the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory before and after taking both forms of this test. Students tended to score higher on the good items ( p < .05) and the more State Anxious students tended to have lower course grades.

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The community feeling versus anxiety, self-esteem and well-being – introductory research

Polish Psychological Bulletin ◽

10.1515/ppb-2017-0020 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 48 (2) ◽

pp. 167-174

Author(s):

Alina Kałużna-Wielobób

Keyword(s):

Trait Anxiety ◽

Common Good ◽

Well Being ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Individual Characteristic ◽

Middle Adulthood ◽

State Trait Anxiety Inventory ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

The Common ◽

Relationship Of

Abstract In accordance with the concept of A. Adler (1933/1986) - the community feeling is an individual characteristic which is relatively stable throughout life. It refers to an inner relationship of one person with other people: a feeling of unity with others or separation from others. People with high community feeling are motivated in their actions by striving towards the common good, whereas people with low community feeling intend to exhibit their superiority over others in their actions, which would allow them to compensate for their inner feeling of inferiority. On the basis of the Adler concept the following hypotheses were formulated: There is a negative connection between the community feeling and anxiety. The community feeling is positively connected with self-esteem and psychological well-being. A slight increase in the community feeling can be observed with age. The community feeling increases in the age of middle adulthood. 585 people between 20 to 65 years of age were examined. Methods: Community Feeling Questionnaire, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, Ryff Scales of Psychological Well-Being. The hypotheses assumed were verified.

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