title: Effect of alcohol consumption on state anxiety changes in male and female nonalcoholics.
abstract: Ten male and 10 female nonalcoholic college students were given drinks having alcohol levels of 0, 0.5, 0.8, and 1.2 g/kg. They were then given four complex psychomotor tests, immediately before and after which they were given the Spielberger State Anxiety Inventory, and asked to rate their performance on a five-point scale. Mean anxiety change scores were -.90, .75, 4.75, and 5.55 for the four alcohol doses, respectively. There was no significant correlation between anxiety change and actual performance on the visual vigilance task, but for males there was a significant correlation between anxiety change and perceived level of impairment.
mesh_terms: D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D001007:Anxiety / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011595:Psychomotor Agitation / Q000175:diagnosis; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D014787:Vision Tests
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol