Universidade, contexto ansiogênico? Avaliação de traço e estado de ansiedade em estudantes do ciclo básico

The purpose of this study is to evaluate trait anxiety and state anxiety in first year students from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, verifying differences between three great areas of knowledge - Biomedical, Humanistic and Technological. The entrance to a University can be perceived a...

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Autores: Ferreira, Camomila Lira, Almondes, Katie Moraes de, Braga, Liliane Pereira, Mata, Ádala Nayana de Sousa, Lemos, Caroline Araújo, Maia, Eulália Maria Chaves
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UFRN
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.ufrn.br:123456789/31345
Acceso en línea:https://repositorio.ufrn.br/handle/123456789/31345
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ansiedade-traço
Ansiedade-estado
Estudantes universitários
Ciclo básico
Psicologia da saúde
Trait anxiety
State anxiety
First year university students
Health psychology
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Sumario:The purpose of this study is to evaluate trait anxiety and state anxiety in first year students from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, verifying differences between three great areas of knowledge - Biomedical, Humanistic and Technological. The entrance to a University can be perceived as a threatening situation that seems to suffer influence from the different characteristics of each of these areas. 158 students, 71 females and 87 males aged 20.04 ± 3,37 years, answered an Identification Form and the State and Trait of Anxiety Inventory (STAI). The means of trait anxiety and state anxiety observed in these students were as expected for this population although the Biomedical area is perceived as the most anxiogenic for having a dense curriculum with intense academic demands, what seems to increase the scores of the students of this area, especially of the men