Volume 6, Issue 5 (May 2019), Pages: 76-83

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 Original Research Paper

 Title: Anxiety among male nursing students in a Saudi University

 Author(s): Mohammed Hamdan Alshammari *

 Affiliation(s):

 Mental Health Nursing Department, College of Nursing, University of Hail, Hail, Saudi Arabia

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 * Corresponding Author. 

  Corresponding author's ORCID profile: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9661-192X

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 https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2019.05.013

 Abstract:

Anxiety and eventually depression are primary concerns in the academic life of students. When ignored, this anxiety may subsequently lead to more serious mental health problems that could imperil the educational experience of the students and worst making them unable to finish their studies. Objectives: This study determined the anxiety perceived by male nursing students using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory or STAI scale when compared to their profile variables such as year level, units enrolled, student status, history of traumatic experience and presence of an academic problem. Methods: A cross-sectional design was utilized using the STAI scale as survey instrument among male nursing students (n=100) at a Saudi University. Results: It showed that regarding year level, student status and presence of an academic problem, they are significantly correlated whereas, for units enrolled in a semester and history of traumatic experience, no correlation exist. Discussions: The STAI scale determined the ‘present state' of anxiety term as ‘state anxiety' as well as ‘the response to anxiety' in the future termed as ‘trait' anxiety.' Both the ‘state' and ‘trait' anxiety of the participants, when compared to their profile variables, are diverse showing that their response to anxiety at present may vary in the future. Conclusion: Individual reactions to anxiety are unique to each of the participant, and the academic environment of the students influences their responses and coping. 

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 Keywords: Anxiety, Nursing students, Male nursing students, Nurse anxiety

 Article History: Received 9 January 2019, Received in revised form 19 March 2019, Accepted 21 March 2019

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 Conflict of interest:  The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

 Citation:

 Alshammari MH (2019). Anxiety among male nursing students in a Saudi University. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 6(5): 76-83

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