Chronic Anxiety in Medical Students at Balkh University
Subjective: Anxiety is a negative emotional state caused by confronting unfavorable and unmanageable situations. Starting university and facing a new setting often triggers anxiety in students, particularly those who anticipate a demanding work environment.Methods: The study is a descriptive-analyti...
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Rahman Institute of Higher Education
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| description | Subjective: Anxiety is a negative emotional state caused by confronting unfavorable and unmanageable situations. Starting university and facing a new setting often triggers anxiety in students, particularly those who anticipate a demanding work environment.Methods: The study is a descriptive-analytical research conducted in 2023 on the students of Balkh University Faculty of Medicine. A sample size of 120 students was chosen using the basic random sampling approach. Data was collected using Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI). Descriptive and inferential statistics were applied for data analysis using SPSS 27. Out of 120 participants, 52 were aged 20-25, 38 were aged 25-30, and 30 were aged 30-35. Out of the respondents, 62 resided in dormitories and the remaining 58 lived in individual residences. Results: Out of 120 students, 56 had normal anxiety levels, 35 had mild anxiety, 12 had moderate anxiety, 8 had severe anxiety, and 9 had extremely severe anxiety.Conclusion: Therefore, psychologists in student counseling centers should pay attention to reducing the level of anxiety in students and study the reasons for its occurrence. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-aec28b200cb24e2798d18d08624756072024-04-02T08:39:21ZengRahman Institute of Higher EducationJournal of Modern Psychology2783-44332003-01-0141414710.22034/jmp.2024.447093.1097191978Chronic Anxiety in Medical Students at Balkh UniversitySeyed Aminullah Nasrat0Qais Raheen1Ph.D. Graduate of Agronomy, Faculty of Medicine, Balkh University,Balkh, AfghanistanAssociate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Balkh University,Balkh, AfghanistanSubjective: Anxiety is a negative emotional state caused by confronting unfavorable and unmanageable situations. Starting university and facing a new setting often triggers anxiety in students, particularly those who anticipate a demanding work environment.Methods: The study is a descriptive-analytical research conducted in 2023 on the students of Balkh University Faculty of Medicine. A sample size of 120 students was chosen using the basic random sampling approach. Data was collected using Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI). Descriptive and inferential statistics were applied for data analysis using SPSS 27. Out of 120 participants, 52 were aged 20-25, 38 were aged 25-30, and 30 were aged 30-35. Out of the respondents, 62 resided in dormitories and the remaining 58 lived in individual residences. Results: Out of 120 students, 56 had normal anxiety levels, 35 had mild anxiety, 12 had moderate anxiety, 8 had severe anxiety, and 9 had extremely severe anxiety.Conclusion: Therefore, psychologists in student counseling centers should pay attention to reducing the level of anxiety in students and study the reasons for its occurrence.https://modernpsy.rahman.ac.ir/article_191978_31afbbaa85715613e32adc9e265ffda8.pdfanxietyblood pressuredepression, psychology, students |
| spellingShingle | Seyed Aminullah Nasrat Qais Raheen Chronic Anxiety in Medical Students at Balkh University Journal of Modern Psychology anxiety blood pressure depression, psychology, students |
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| title_full | Chronic Anxiety in Medical Students at Balkh University |
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| title_short | Chronic Anxiety in Medical Students at Balkh University |
| title_sort | chronic anxiety in medical students at balkh university |
| topic | anxiety blood pressure depression, psychology, students |
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