high levels of mental health during studying in university, makes students able to deal effectively with numerous stressors they experience. our aim of this study was to examine and compare social anxiety among first to fourth year student nurses of ministry of health affiliated universities of medical sciences located in tehran, iran in 2010. in this descriptive analytic study, 400 students fr...

aim and background: depression and anxiety among students are important issues, because they lead to scholastic decline and develop many difficulties for students in the future. furthermore, adherence to religious beliefs and attitudes toward religion as a deterrent to many mental disorders, especially depression and anxiety, has attracted the attention of many psychologists. this study aimed t...

body image is an internal representation of the external appearance which includes physical and perceptual aspects and attitudes toward them. body image anxiety can cause weight problems. in addition, perfectionism, the trend or effort to be perfect and flawless can cause extreme thinking and self-criticism. perfectionism can provoke anxiety and concerns for body image and weight, especially in...

BACKGROUND Although a decrease in new prescribing has occurred for anxiolytic benzodiazepines, concerns have been raised that a 'core' of long-term users has been left behind. Typically, elderly people represent this 'core', using the benzodiazepines as hypnotics. OBJECTIVE The present study focuses on the reasons why hypnotic benzodiazepines are used for protracted lengths of time. By examin...

Knowledge, anxiety, and attitudes about the elderly were assessed in 113 university students using the Facts on Aging Quiz, the Anxiety about Aging Scale, and the Fraboni Scale on Ageism. No significant differences in knowledge or anxiety based on age or gender were found in the sample. Female participants in the sample were found to be significantly less ageist than males on average, and this ...

Purpose: Athletes are faced with competitive surrounding all the time where they are required to perform at high levels in high-pressure situations. This can often lead to anxiety so the aim of this study was to investigate levels of trait anxiety among elite, national team Croatian junior and U23 male wrestlers and to examine differences in trait anxiety between national team members in 2010 a...

The current study focusses on the level of statistics anxiety and motivation to learn in Flanders (Belgium) determined what degree these factors their interaction relates statistical performance. For this purpose, Statistics Anxiety Scale Motivation were translated, validated, administered professional academic bachelor students psychology. SA is comparable other countries, with being more anxi...

BACKGROUND Information-seeking anxiety is a feeling caused by abundance of information or failure to proper interpret the information that can adversely affect the ability of individuals for seeking information and meeting their information needs. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate information-seeking anxiety, factors causing it, and methods for addressing and reducing this type of anxie...