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1University of Connecticut, School of Nursing, 231 Glenbrook Road, Storrs, CT 06269, USA. brewer@uconnvm.uconn.edu
Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services
|November 27, 2002
Summary
Nursing students do not exhibit higher academic anxiety than other university students. However, all students reported significantly elevated levels of debilitative anxiety compared to previous findings.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Nursing Education
Background:
- Academic achievement can induce debilitative anxiety in university students.
- Understanding anxiety levels in nursing students is crucial for educational support.
Purpose of the Study:
- To compare academic achievement anxiety levels between nursing students and general university students.
- To investigate the prevalence of debilitative anxiety within a university population.
Main Methods:
- A nonprobability convenience sample of 225 university students (94 nursing, 131 general) participated.
- Alpert and Haber's Achievement Anxiety Test was used for data collection.
- The study was conducted at a university in the eastern United States.
Main Results:
- Nursing students did not show statistically significant higher debilitative anxiety compared to general university students.
- All participating students reported significantly higher debilitative anxiety than previously documented by Alpert and Haber.
- Senior psychiatric nursing students gained research experience.
Conclusions:
- Nursing students' academic anxiety levels are comparable to the general student population.
- Elevated debilitative anxiety is a widespread issue among university students.
- Findings suggest a need for enhanced academic support systems in higher education, particularly in nursing programs.