Ability to Discriminate Rational Responses to Items on the Irrational Beliefs Test as a Predictor of Rationality and Trait Anxiety

1988 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
pp. 483-487 ◽  
Author(s):  
David E. Gitlin ◽  
Carolyn M. Tucker
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
Irrational Beliefs ◽  
Significant Positive Correlation ◽  
Anxiety Reduction ◽  
State Trait Anxiety Inventory ◽  
Rational Emotive Therapy ◽  
Practical Utility ◽  
Discrimination Ability ◽  
Test Items

In this study were examined correlations among irrationality, ability to discriminate rationality, and trait anxiety. The Irrational Beliefs Test with standard instructions was the estimate of subjects' rationality. The same test with instructions to mark the most rational responses to test items assessed ability to discriminate rationality. The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory measured trait anxiety. For subjects, 152 college students, a significant positive correlation was found between irrationality and trait anxiety and a significant but low correlation between irrationality and discrimination ability. The correlation was deemed too weak to have practical utility. There was no significant correlation between discrimination ability and trait anxiety. It was concluded that gains reported from Rational Emotive Therapy, such as increased rationality and anxiety reduction, may be primarily due to factors other than teaching clients to discriminate rational from irrational beliefs.

Rorschach Correlates of State and Trait Anxiety in College Students

1987 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 539-543 ◽  
Author(s):  
John D. Martin ◽  
Garland E. Blair ◽  
Debra J. Hatzel
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
State Anxiety ◽  
Emotional State ◽  
Personality Characteristic ◽  
Repeated Measure ◽  
State Trait Anxiety Inventory ◽  
State And Trait Anxiety ◽  
Definition Of

This study was done to determine whether Elizur's anxiety scoring ( AL) for Rorschach content was correlated to scores on Spielberger's State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). The definition of anxiety presented by Elizur implies that his technique measures anxiety as a long-term, relatively stable personality characteristic rather than a transitory emotional state, but no research has shown whether AL was correlated with state and/or trait anxiety as defined and measured by Spielberger. The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory was administered in small groups to 40 college students with a repeated measure of STAI State-anxiety and the Rorschach given individually following a delay of at least five days. Analysis indicated that the STAI Trait-anxiety measure correlated significantly with AL. Test-retest correlations for STAI State-anxiety measures and STAI State- and Trait-anxiety measures obtained in the same testing session were significant. State-anxiety scores obtained just prior to Rorschach testing were related to STAI Trait-anxiety scores and initial STAI State-anxiety scores correlated with AL.

scholarly journals Impact of State-Trait Anxiety and Academic Stress on Social Adjustment among Flood Affected College Students

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Asma Nazir
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
Social Adjustment ◽  
Negative Correlation ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Significant Positive Correlation ◽  
Significant Negative Correlation ◽  
Academic Stress ◽  
Stress Scale ◽  
Anxiety Test

The purpose of the study was to find out the significant relationship between state-trait anxiety, academic stress and social adjustment among the flood affected college students of Kashmir. The study was conducted on a sample of 400 flood affected college students of third year from district Srinagar and district Anantnag of Jammu & Kashmir. The tools used in the study were Sanjay Vohra State-trait Anxiety Test, Dr. Poorva Jain & Neelam Dikshit Academic Stress Scale and Dr. R. C. Deva Social Adjustment Inventory. The data was analyzed by applying co-efficient of correlation. The analysis of the data revealed that a significant positive correlation is found between state-trait anxiety and academic stress among the flood affected college students. It has also been found that there is a negative correlation between academic stress and social adjustment among the students affected by floods. Furthermore, a significant negative correlation is found between state-trait anxiety and social adjustment among the students of the above said areas.

EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PSYCHOORGANIC ANALYSIS IN THE TRAIT ANXIETY REDUCTION

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
Armands Brants ◽  
Inta Poudžiunas ◽  
Anita Pīlēna
Keyword(s):  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
Personality Trait ◽  
Anxiety Reduction ◽  
State Trait Anxiety Inventory ◽  
Group Program ◽  
Dual Form ◽  
The Third ◽  
Educational Group ◽  
Ternary Form ◽  
Symbiotic Relation

The aim of study is to determine the possibility to reduce the level of anxiety as personality trait in the time of 22- month-long psychotherapeutic and educational group with using concepts of psychoorganic analysis – a relatively new branch of psychotherapy. The following concepts are used. Three relation forms: the unary form include a symbiotic relation level (undifferentiated sense of existence), the dual form is the binary and dialogic relation (“I am –YOU are”), the ternary form means the relation what is including a structure and the presence of the THIRD. The analysis and the evolution of three forms help to make sense of obstructive psychic occurrences in person. These occurrences are basis for life contracts, which have been protectively, but become troublesome in the lifetime. An activation of a micro–macro regulation is important in order the transformation of these occurrences. The evolution of three forms are the background for biodynamic work and the appropriate transformative intervention. The work of groups (36 participants in 2 groups) is managed from 8 psychotherapists and it is done following set instructions. Changes were evaluated 6 times with State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. The results show statistically significant reduction of the level of the trait anxiety of STAI-Y (p<.05) related to the group program and dynamic.   

Empathy, Locus of Control and Anxiety in College Students

1977 ◽  
Vol 40 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1236-1238 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. A. Deardorff ◽  
Philip C. Kendall ◽  
A. J. Finch ◽  
A. M. Sitarz
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
State Trait Anxiety Inventory ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Empathy Scale

To investigate the correlations between empathy, locus of control, and anxiety 59 college students were administered Hogan's (6) empathy scale, Spielberger's (12) State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and Rotter's (10) locus of control scale. Empathy correlated significantly with both state (—.36) and trait (—.36) anxiety while locus of control correlated with trait anxiety only (.36). There was no significant correlation between empathy and locus of control. Correlations were discussed with respect to previous research and theoretical implications.

scholarly journals Anxiety reduction after pre-procedure meetings in patients with CHD

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (7) ◽  
pp. 991-994 ◽  
Author(s):  
Preston J. Boyer ◽  
Joshua A. Yell ◽  
Jennifer G. Andrews ◽  
Michael D. Seckeler
Keyword(s):  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Anxiety Reduction ◽  
Patient Specific ◽  
State Trait Anxiety Inventory ◽  
Educational Tools ◽  
Complex Anatomy ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Cardiac Models ◽  
Three Dimensional Models

AbstractBackground:Cardiac catheterisations for CHD produce anxiety for patients and families. Current strategies to mitigate anxiety and explain complex anatomy include pre-procedure meetings and educational tools (cardiac diagrams, echocardiograms, imaging, and angiography). More recently, three-dimensionally printed patient-specific models can be added to the armamentarium. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of pre-procedure meetings and of different educational tools to reduce patient and parent anxiety before a catheterisation.Methods:Prospective study of patients ≥18 and parents of patients <18 scheduled for clinically indicated catheterisations. Patients completed online surveys before and after meeting with the interventional cardiologist, who was blinded to study participation. Both the pre- and post-meeting surveys measured anxiety using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. In addition, the post-meeting survey evaluated the subjective value (from 1 to 4) of individual educational tools: physician discussion, cardiac diagrams, echocardiograms, prior imaging, angiograms and three-dimensionally printed cardiac models. Data were compared using paired t-tests.Results:Twenty-three patients consented to participate, 16 had complete data for evaluation. Mean State-Trait Anxiety Inventory scores were abnormally elevated at baseline and decreased into the normal range after the pre-procedure meeting (39.8 versus 31, p = 0.008). Physician discussion, angiograms, and three-dimensional models were reported to be most effective at increasing understanding and reducing anxiety.Conclusion:In this pilot study, we have found that pre-catheterisation meetings produce a measurable decrease in patient and family anxiety before a procedure. Discussions of the procedure, angiograms, and three-dimensionally printed cardiac models were the most effective educational tools.

On the Distinction between Illogical and Irrational Beliefs and Their Relationship to Anxiety

1981 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 191-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey M. Lohr ◽  
Dennis Bonge
Keyword(s):  
Correlation Analysis ◽  
Canonical Correlation Analysis ◽  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
Canonical Correlation ◽  
Irrational Beliefs ◽  
Dysfunctional Attitudes ◽  
Simple Relationship ◽  
State Trait Anxiety Inventory ◽  
Dysfunctional Cognitions ◽  
The Relationship

To determine the relationship between dysfunctional cognitions and anxiety, 242 undergraduates completed the Irrational Beliefs Test, the Dysfunctional Attitudes Scale, and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. The former is said to measure Ellis' irrational beliefs and the latter is said to measure attitudes related to Beck's measure of depressed affect. While these two scores and the anxiety measures were all significantly correlated, a canonical correlation analysis showed that the relationship between measures of anxiety and of cognitive dysfunction could be almost entirely accounted for by the simple relationship between the score on irrational beliefs and Trait Anxiety.

scholarly journals The Effect of a Stress and Anxiety Coping Program on Objective Structured Clinical Examination Performance Among Nursing Students in Shiraz, Iran

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sadaf Mojarrab ◽  
Leila Bazrafkan ◽  
Azita Jaberi
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
Clinical Examination ◽  
Substantial Reduction ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Anxiety Reduction ◽  
Objective Structured Clinical Examination ◽  
Control Group ◽  
State Trait Anxiety Inventory ◽  
Significant Difference

Abstract ABSTRACT Background: Nursing students experience a significant level of stress and anxiety prior to the objective structured clinical examination (OSCE). The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of anxiety coping program on the OSCE performance level of first-year nursing students in Shiraz, Iran. Methods: The present two-stage interventional study was conducted among 76 nursing students; control group: n=35 and intervention group: n=41. Data collection instruments included a demographic characteristic form and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) questionnaire. The intervention group followed anxiety coping program before taking the OSCE. The STAI questionnaire was filled in before and after the OSCE and the results were compared with those of the control group. The data were analysed using SPSS software (version 22.0). P<0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: Demographic characteristics of the participants indicated an overall homogeneity within the study population. As a result of the anxiety coping program, a substantial reduction in the anxiety score (by 11.61 units) in the intervention group was observed. There was a significant difference in the pre- and post-exam anxiety scores between the control and intervention groups (P=0.001). The anxiety coping program improved the examination results of nursing students in the final exam compared to the midterm results (an increase of 0.9487 units, P=0.001). Conclusion: The anxiety coping program reduced the anxiety level among nursing students and improved their OSCE results. Educational planners should consider anxiety reduction strategies to help students improve their examination results. Keywords: Anxiety, Nursing Students, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory

Intensionality and Irrational Beliefs

1985 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 236-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary Milford ◽  
Jerome Tobacyk
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Irrational Beliefs ◽  
Irrational Belief ◽  
Rational Emotive Therapy ◽  
General Semantics ◽  
Rational Emotive ◽  
Introductory College

This study tested the correspondence between the general semantics notion of intensionality and Ellis' Irrational Beliefs. It was hypothesized that greater intensionality would be associated with greater endorsement of irrational beliefs. 73 introductory college students completed the “Is” of Identity measure of intensionality and an Irrational Belief Questionnaire. As hypothesized, scores reflecting greater intensionality on the “Is” of identity questionnaire were significantly and directly correlated with endorsement of irrational beliefs. These findings support the notion of correspondences between principles of general semantics and those of Rational Emotive Therapy.

EVIDENCE FOR DIFFERENTIATING BETWEEN ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION IN TURKISH COLLEGE STUDENTS

2005 ◽  
Vol 33 (6) ◽  
pp. 579-586 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cengiz Karagözoğlu ◽  
William G. Masten ◽  
Mustafa Baloğlu
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
State Anxiety ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
State Trait Anxiety Inventory ◽  
Psychological Constructs ◽  
State And Trait Anxiety ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship between the constructs of depression and anxiety were examined with 443 Turkish college students. Significant correlations were found. Factor analyses computed with state and trait anxiety, as defined as the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI; Spielberger, Gorsuch, & Lushene, 1970) and depression, as defined as the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II; Beck & Steer, 1993) supported the notion that anxiety and depression may be two different psychological constructs; however the distinction was not clearcut. The results showed bidimensional structures for both state anxiety and trait anxiety. Relationships indicate that the BDI-II is measuring trait depression. Results were discussed in relation to previous studies.

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