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Pollyana Caldeira Leal¹, Tiago Costa Goes¹, Luiz Carlos Ferreira da Silva²

¹Departamento de Fisiologia, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, São Cristovão, SE, Brazil.

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Trait anxiety correlates with state anxiety during interpersonal threats but not physical threats. This study examined anxiety responses in stressful situations, finding differing correlations based on threat type.

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Area of Science:

Psychology
Psychophysiology
Anxiety Research

Background:

The nature of anxiety as a unidimensional or multidimensional construct remains debated.
A unidimensional view suggests general trait anxiety influences state anxiety across various threats.
Investigating trait-state anxiety correlations across different threat types is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

To examine the correlation between trait anxiety and state anxiety.
To compare these correlations in response to interpersonal threat (Video-Monitored Stroop Test - VMST) versus physical threat (third molar extraction - TME).

Main Methods:

Participants completed trait anxiety assessments (general and specific).
State anxiety was measured using psychological parameters, heart rate, and electromyogram activity.
Anxiety levels were assessed before, during, and after exposure to VMST or TME.

Main Results:

Trait anxiety significantly correlated with state anxiety during all phases of the VMST (interpersonal threat).
During TME (physical threat), only dental anxiety trait scores correlated with state anxiety.
Psychological parameters of state anxiety showed differing correlations with trait anxiety based on threat type.

Conclusions:

Trait anxiety is positively correlated with state anxiety in interpersonal threat situations.
This correlation is not observed in situations involving physical threat.
The findings suggest threat type influences the relationship between trait and state anxiety.