title: The effects of stress on state and trait anxiety in emotionally disturbed, normal, and delinquent children.
abstract: The effects of stress on trait and state anxiety of emotionally disturbed, normal, and delinquent children were assessed using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children (STAIC). This scale measures both transitory feelings of apprehension and tension that vary over time as a function of situational stress (A-State) and individual differences in the disposition to experience such anxiety states (A-Trait). Results indicated that A-State increased as a function of stress, whereas A-Trait was relatively stable and impervious to the temporary effects of stress. Use of the STAIC with normal and deviant populations was supported.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000342:Affective Symptoms; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D002673:Child, Hospitalized; D004532:Ego; D006801:Humans; D007361:Intelligence Tests; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency; D010551:Personality; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011613:Psychotherapy; D013315:Stress, Psychological