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

To assess sex differences in anxiety, law students completed the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory prior to rating one-panel printed comics for humor level or copying text. Subjects completed the State-Anxiety subscale following the task. Although the humor-rating task was not more effective in reducing state anxiety than the copying task, scores on the anxiety subscales indicated that women law students scored consistently and significantly higher than men on both pretask measures and on the posttask measure. This finding is consistent with results from other studies in which other instruments were given. Analyses showed elevated anxiety and stress among preprofessional women; this supports the need for stress-management programs for law students.

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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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