The Kuwait University Anxiety Scale: Results for 9,031 Saudi Students

2003 ◽  
Vol 93 (1) ◽  
pp. 203-212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed M. Abdel-Khalek ◽  
Abdel-Ghaffar A. Al-Damaty
Keyword(s):  
Age Differences ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
State Trait Anxiety Inventory ◽  
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽  
Kuwait University ◽  
Saudi Students ◽  
Geographical Regions ◽  
University Undergraduates ◽  
Highly Loaded

The Kuwait University Anxiety Scale was administered to 9,031 male ( n = 4,143) and female ( n = 4,888) Saudis. They were students in secondary schools ( n = 4,793) and university undergraduates ( n = 4,238) recruited from scattered geographical regions of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Ages ranged from 15 to 26 years, mean age 19.5 yr. ( SD = 2.8). The scale displayed good alphas (from .85 to .88), retest reliability (from .94 to .95), as well as good criterion-related validity (from .63 to .73) against the Trait subscale of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. Three highly loaded factors were extracted: Cognitive/Affective, Subjective, and Somatic anxiety. Sex differences overshadow age differences as sex-related differences were significant between the age groups from 16 to 25 years, i.e., females attained higher mean scores than their male peers. Saudi students attained means similar to those of Kuwaiti students, but both groups have significantly higher mean scores than American and Spanish college students. By and large, the scale can be recommended for use in research among students in the Saudi context.

THE KUWAIT UNIVERSITY ANXIETY SCALE: RESULTS FOR 9,031 SAUDI STUDENTS

2003 ◽  
Vol 93 (5) ◽  
pp. 203 ◽  
Author(s):  
AHMED M. ABDEL-KHALEK
Keyword(s):  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Kuwait University ◽  
Saudi Students

Differences in Anxiety Scores of College Students from Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the USA

2009 ◽  
Vol 104 (2) ◽  
pp. 624-626 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed M. Abdel-Khalek ◽  
John Maltby
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Sex Differences ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Anxiety Score ◽  
Kuwait University ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The Usa ◽  
University Undergraduates

A sample of 243 (114 men, 129 women) British university undergraduates responded to the Kuwait University Anxiety Scale in English. Their scores were compared with scores for 207 German, 312 Spanish, and 320 USA students previously tested. Analysis showed German men had the lowest mean score across the male groups, as did German women across the female groups. Women from the USA had the highest mean anxiety score. Sex differences for scores on the scale were significant only in the samples from Spain and the USA, with women scoring higher than men.

scholarly journals The Prevalence of Dental Anxiety among Dental Patients in Qassim Region

2021 ◽  
pp. 187-194
Author(s):  
Faisal S. Alharbi ◽  
Mazen Abdurrhman Alhodaithy ◽  
Mohammed Farhan
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Dental Anxiety ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Sample Population ◽  
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽  
Dental Patients ◽  
Dental Clinics ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire

Objective: This study aimed to assess the prevalence of dental anxiety among patients visiting dental clinics in Al-Qassim region of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Methods: The 377 participants were selected from three major cities of Al-Qassim region - Buridah, Onizah, and Alrass. A self-administered questionnaire based on Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS) was used to gather the responses of the participants. The questionnaires were handed to respondents during their regular visits to the dental clinics. Results: The findings of the study revealed that 18% of the sample population suffer from severe dental anxiety. The analysis showed that feelings associated with anesthetic injection are the most-anxiety provoking factor while the next day visit is the least anxiety-provoking item. The findings show that female participants (M = 3.1, p = .001) significantly manifest more dental anxiety than their male counterparts (M = 2.8, p = .001). The younger participants demonstrate higher dental anxiety than other age groups. Conclusion: The dental anxiety exists in the sample population. Gender and age are associated with varying MDAS scores.

Reliability, Factorial Validity, and Means on the Kuwait University Anxiety Scale: A UK University Sample

2008 ◽  
Vol 102 (3) ◽  
pp. 867-869 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed M. Abdel-Khalek ◽  
John Maltby
Keyword(s):  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Factorial Validity ◽  
English Version ◽  
Kuwait University ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
High Internal Consistency ◽  
Components Analysis ◽  
Current Sample ◽  
University Undergraduates ◽  
Scree Test

A sample of 243 (114 men and 129 women) British university undergraduates ( M age = 22.5 yr., 52? = 5.8; M age = 22.0 yr., SD = 5.7, respectively) completed the English version of the Kuwait University Anxiety Scale. Principal components analysis with the use of parallel analysis and a scree test suggest that in the current sample the items form a single factor and show a coefficient alpha of .92, denoting high internal consistency. No significant mean difference was found by sex. By and large, the Kuwait University Anxiety Scale can be recommended for use in research among college students in the United Kingdom.

Video Games and Emotion Regulation

GeroPsych ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 205-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathryn L. Ossenfort ◽  
Derek M. Isaacowitz
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Video Games ◽  
Age Differences ◽  
Interactive Media ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Younger Adults ◽  
Media Usage ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
Media Preferences

Abstract. Research on age differences in media usage has shown that older adults are more likely than younger adults to select positive emotional content. Research on emotional aging has examined whether older adults also seek out positivity in the everyday situations they choose, resulting so far in mixed results. We investigated the emotional choices of different age groups using video games as a more interactive type of affect-laden stimuli. Participants made multiple selections from a group of positive and negative games. Results showed that older adults selected the more positive games, but also reported feeling worse after playing them. Results supplement the literature on positivity in situation selection as well as on older adults’ interactive media preferences.

Psychometric Parameters of the Spanish Version of the Kuwait University Anxiety Scale (S-KUAS)1

2004 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 349-357 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed M. Abdel-Khalek ◽  
Joaquin Tomás-Sabádo ◽  
Juana Gómez-Benito
Keyword(s):  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Spanish Version ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
Kuwait University ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Anxiety Levels ◽  
Arabic And English ◽  
Cross Language ◽  
Language Equivalence

Summary: To construct a Spanish version of the Kuwait University Anxiety Scale (S-KUAS), the Arabic and English versions of the KUAS have been separately translated into Spanish. To check the comparability in terms of meaning, the two Spanish preliminary translations were thoroughly scrutinized vis-à-vis both the Arabic and English forms by several experts. Bilingual subjects served to explore the cross-language equivalence of the English and Spanish versions of the KUAS. The correlation between the total scores on both versions was .93, and the t value was .30 (n.s.), denoting good similarity. The Alphas and 4-week test-retest reliabilities were greater than .84, while the criterion-related validity was .70 against scores on the trait subscale of the STAI. These findings denote good reliability and validity of the S-KUAS. Factor analysis yielded three high-loaded factors of Behavioral/Subjective, Cognitive/Affective, and Somatic Anxiety, equivalent to the original Arabic version. Female (n = 210) undergraduates attained significantly higher mean scores than their male (n = 102) counterparts. For the combined group of males and females, the correlation between the total score on the S-KUAS and age was -.17 (p < .01). By and large, the findings of the present study provide evidence of the utility of the S-KUAS in assessing trait anxiety levels in the Spanish undergraduate context.

State‐Trait Anxiety Inventory State Anxiety Scale--Parent Version

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lindsey M. Shain ◽  
Maryland Pao ◽  
Mary V. Tipton ◽  
Sima Zadeh Bedoya ◽  
Sun J. Kang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
State Anxiety ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
State Trait Anxiety Inventory ◽  
Parent Version

scholarly journals Understanding Suicide in Our Community through the Lens of the Pediatric ICU: An Epidemiological Review (2011–2017) of One Midwestern City in the US

Children ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 59
Author(s):  
Andrew Kampfschulte ◽  
Matthew Oram ◽  
Alejandra M. Escobar Vasco ◽  
Brittany Essenmacher ◽  
Amy Herbig ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Local Community ◽  
Hospital Admissions ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Care Facility ◽  
Pediatric Intensive Care ◽  
High Volume ◽  
Temporal Variables ◽  
Geographical Regions ◽  
Icd 10 ◽  
Pediatric Icu

Suicide frequency has tripled for some pediatric age groups over the last decade, of which, serious attempts result in pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) admissions. We paired clinical, aggregate geospatial, and temporal demographics to understand local community variables to determine if epidemiological patterns emerge that associate with risk for PICU admission. Data were extracted at an urban, high-volume, quaternary care facility from January 2011 to December 2017 via ICD 10 codes associated with suicide. Clinical, socioeconomic, geographical, and temporal variables were reviewed. In total, 1036 patients over the age of 9 were included, of which n = 161 were PICU admissions. Females represented higher proportions of all suicide-related hospital admissions (67.9%). Looking at race/ethnicity, PICU admissions were largely Caucasian (83.2%); Blacks and Hispanics had lower odds of PICU admissions (OR: 0.49; 0.17, respectively). PICU-admitted patients were older (16.0 vs. 15.5; p = 0.0001), with lower basal metabolic index (23.0 vs. 22.0; p = 0.0013), and presented in summer months (OR: 1.51, p = 0.044). Time-series decomposition showed seasonal peaks in June and August. Local regions outside the city limits identified higher numbers of PICU admissions. PICUs serve discrete geographical regions and are a source of information, when paired with clinical geospatial/seasonal analyses, highlighting clinical and societal risk factors associated with PICU admissions.

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