State and trait anxiety levels of adolescents in a changing society Kirikkale city Turkey
     
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Ömer Oǧuztürk
Kirikkale Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Selda Hizel Bülbül
Kirikkale Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Nurper Erberk Özen
Kirikkale Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Mehmet Ekici Kirikkale Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Kemal ÖRNEK Kirikkale Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Erdal Ünlü Kirikkale Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Serhat Yüksel Kirikkale Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Makale Türü Özgün Makale (SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale)
Dergi Adı Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings
Dergi ISSN 1068-9583 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Makale Dili İngilizce Basım Tarihi 06-2012
Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa 19 / 2 / 235–241 DOI 10.1007/s10880-011-9276-x
Özet
Adolescents face rapidly changing challenges. Psychosocial health problems during adolescence are relatively common in all cultures. This study was designed to evaluate the state and trait anxiety status and influencing sociodemographic and other factors, thought to pertain to youth, on anxiety among school children in Kirikkale. It was carried out at three public primary and two high schools representative of two different socioeconomic statuses. 430 Turkish school children (246 girls, 184 boys) were asked voluntarily to answer a set of questionnaires in their classrooms at the beginning of a training programme. Then the State and Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children was administered. Mean age of the students was 14.16 ± 1.87 years. The mean total STAI-CS and STAI-CT scores were 40.24 ± 11.64, and 44.71 ± 9.64, respectively. There were no differences in STAI-CS and STAI-CT scores between boys and girls …
Anahtar Kelimeler
Adolescents | Anxiety | Culture | State anxiety | Stress | Trait anxiety