ISSN 2329-9843
International Journal of Educational Research and Reviews ISSN 2329-9843 Vol. 3 (4), pp. 244-249, June, 2015. © International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
A study of the prevalence of anxiety and its connection with self-worth among Zabol University students, Iran
*Daryrush Kamshad Ansari, Mehdi U. O Golzar and Behzad Rafsanjani
Department of Educational Psychology, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran.
*Corresponding author E-mail: [email protected]
Accepted 7 May, 2015
Abstract
This study tries to estimate the prevalence of anxiety and its relationship with self-esteem among students at the University of Zabol in Iran. The Cattell Anxiety Inventory and the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory were used to conduct a cross-sectional study involving 400 students within an age range of 18 to 31. According to the results, the prevalence of anxiety among these students was measured at a level of 83% and a significant negative relationship was found to exist between anxiety and self-esteem as well as between age and anxiety. Females suffered significantly greater anxiety than males and males measured significantly higher on self-esteem than females. A significant positive relationship was also found between income and self-esteem. Other findings included no correlation between age and self-esteem, as well as no association between marital status, level of income or type of location and anxiety.
Key words: Anxiety, self-esteem, university, students, Zabol, Iran.