Trait vs. state anxiety in different threatening situations
Abstract Objective Anxiety as a uni- or multidimensional construct has been under discussion. The unidimensional approach assumes that there is a general trait anxiety, which predisposes the individuals to increases in state anxiety in various threatening situations. In this case, there should be...
| Main Authors: | , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Associação de Psiquiatria do Rio Grande do Sul
2017-08-01
|
| Series: | Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2237-60892017000300147&lng=en&tlng=en |
| _version_ | 1818389660413460480 |
|---|---|
| author | Pollyana Caldeira Leal Tiago Costa Goes Luiz Carlos Ferreira da Silva Flavia Teixeira-Silva |
| author_facet | Pollyana Caldeira Leal Tiago Costa Goes Luiz Carlos Ferreira da Silva Flavia Teixeira-Silva |
| author_sort | Pollyana Caldeira Leal |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Abstract Objective Anxiety as a uni- or multidimensional construct has been under discussion. The unidimensional approach assumes that there is a general trait anxiety, which predisposes the individuals to increases in state anxiety in various threatening situations. In this case, there should be a correlation between state and trait anxiety in any situation of threat. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between trait and state anxiety in participants exposed to two different anxiogenic situations: interpersonal threat (Video-Monitored Stroop Test – VMST) and physical threat (third molar extraction – TME). Methods Participants with various levels of trait anxiety (general trait: State-Trait Anxiety Inventory – STAI, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; specific trait: Social Phobia Inventory, Dental Anxiety Scale) had their anxious state evaluated (STAI, self-evaluation of tension level, heart rate, electromyogram activity) before, during and after the VMST or the TME. Results In VMST, trait anxiety correlated to state anxiety (psychological parameters) in all test phases. However, in TME, the only trait measurement that correlated to state anxiety (psychological parameters) was the Dental Anxiety Scale. Conclusion Trait anxiety correlates positively to state anxiety in situations of interpersonal threat, but not of physical threat. |
| first_indexed | 2024-12-14T04:45:16Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-a9547447b86644688a3bc6deadd8bdfc |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2238-0019 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-12-14T04:45:16Z |
| publishDate | 2017-08-01 |
| publisher | Associação de Psiquiatria do Rio Grande do Sul |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy |
| spelling | doaj.art-a9547447b86644688a3bc6deadd8bdfc2022-12-21T23:16:41ZengAssociação de Psiquiatria do Rio Grande do SulTrends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy2238-00192017-08-0139314715710.1590/2237-6089-2016-0044S2237-60892017000300147Trait vs. state anxiety in different threatening situationsPollyana Caldeira LealTiago Costa GoesLuiz Carlos Ferreira da SilvaFlavia Teixeira-SilvaAbstract Objective Anxiety as a uni- or multidimensional construct has been under discussion. The unidimensional approach assumes that there is a general trait anxiety, which predisposes the individuals to increases in state anxiety in various threatening situations. In this case, there should be a correlation between state and trait anxiety in any situation of threat. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between trait and state anxiety in participants exposed to two different anxiogenic situations: interpersonal threat (Video-Monitored Stroop Test – VMST) and physical threat (third molar extraction – TME). Methods Participants with various levels of trait anxiety (general trait: State-Trait Anxiety Inventory – STAI, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; specific trait: Social Phobia Inventory, Dental Anxiety Scale) had their anxious state evaluated (STAI, self-evaluation of tension level, heart rate, electromyogram activity) before, during and after the VMST or the TME. Results In VMST, trait anxiety correlated to state anxiety (psychological parameters) in all test phases. However, in TME, the only trait measurement that correlated to state anxiety (psychological parameters) was the Dental Anxiety Scale. Conclusion Trait anxiety correlates positively to state anxiety in situations of interpersonal threat, but not of physical threat.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2237-60892017000300147&lng=en&tlng=enAnsiedadepersonalidadeescala de ansiedade frente a teste |
| spellingShingle | Pollyana Caldeira Leal Tiago Costa Goes Luiz Carlos Ferreira da Silva Flavia Teixeira-Silva Trait vs. state anxiety in different threatening situations Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Ansiedade personalidade escala de ansiedade frente a teste |
| title | Trait vs. state anxiety in different threatening situations |
| title_full | Trait vs. state anxiety in different threatening situations |
| title_fullStr | Trait vs. state anxiety in different threatening situations |
| title_full_unstemmed | Trait vs. state anxiety in different threatening situations |
| title_short | Trait vs. state anxiety in different threatening situations |
| title_sort | trait vs state anxiety in different threatening situations |
| topic | Ansiedade personalidade escala de ansiedade frente a teste |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2237-60892017000300147&lng=en&tlng=en |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT pollyanacaldeiraleal traitvsstateanxietyindifferentthreateningsituations AT tiagocostagoes traitvsstateanxietyindifferentthreateningsituations AT luizcarlosferreiradasilva traitvsstateanxietyindifferentthreateningsituations AT flaviateixeirasilva traitvsstateanxietyindifferentthreateningsituations |