Predicting the Trait and State Anxiety Based On the Stress Symptoms

Abstract

Abstract: İn this paper, factor structure of stress self-assessment checklist (DasGupta, 1992) was studied and state-trait anxiety was predicted by using the checklist. The sample consisted of 253 subjects. The components of stress named as cognitive-affective, physiological, and poin-distress were found by factor analysis. The results of multiple regression analysis indicate that the best predictive symptoms for state-trait anxiety are symptoms in the cognitive affective component of the checklist. Although there were some symptom differences, the predictive value of the cognitive affective component of the checklist was some for both sexes.

Keywords

• Stress, trait anxiety, state anxiety

STRES BELİRTİLERİ İLE DURUMSAL VE SÜREKLİ KAYGININ YORDANMASI

Öz

Bu araştırmada stres belirti ölçeğinin (DasGupta, 1992) faktör yapısı incelenmiş ve bu ölçek kullanılarak durumsal-sürekli kaygı yordanmıştır. Araştırmaya 253 denek katılmıştır. Faktör analizi sonucunda stresin, bilişsel-duyuşsal fizyolojik ve ağrı-rahatsızlık adı verilen üç bileşeni olduğu bulunmuştur. Çoklu regresyon analizi sonuçları, durumsal-sürekli kaygı için en iyi yordayıcıların bilişsel-duyuşsal bileşen başlığı altına giren semptomlar olduğuna işaret etmektedir. Semptom farkı olmasına karşılık, bu sonuç, kadın ve erkek içinde geçerlidir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Stres, durumsal kaygı, sürekli kaygı.

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