Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale Research Articles

STRUCTURE OF ANXIETY DISORDERS IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC MIGRAINE AND ABDOMINAL OBESITY

Introduction. In Ukraine, on average, 30% of people are obese and 25% are overweight. In parallel with the increase in the number of overweight patients, the percentage of people with migraine is increasing. The prevalence of migraine is high, it affects 12-15% of the population. Both diseases negatively affect not only the function of internal organs, but also the nervous-psychological state of patients, leading to anxiety and depressive disorders.
 The aim of the study was to analyze the features of the structure of anxiety disorders in obese patients with chronic migraine.
 Materials and methods: 180 patients (90 women and 90 men) were examined and divided into two clinical groups: 1st group – 60 persons with chronic migraine with an average BMI=23.5.8±1.10 kg/m2; 2nd group – 60 obese patients with chronic migraine, BMI=34.6±1.42 kg/m2. The control group consisted of 60 patients without a headache and with averange BMI=19.5±0.7 kg/m2. The ICHD-3 criteria were used to diagnose migraine. The DSM-5 criteria were used to diagnose anxiety disorders. The patient's level of anxiety was measured using Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale (TMAS). Statistical processing was performed using dispersion and correlation analysis.
 Results: Phobic anxiety disorders were in 1.5 times more common in 2nd group patients (c2=9.81, p<0.001) than in 1st group patients; panic disorder was in 1.8 times more frequent in 2nd group (c2= 11.99, p<0.001) than in the 1st group, generalized anxiety disorder was in 2 times (c2=13.08, p<0.0001) less common in patients with chronic migraine than in comorbid patients. The total number of patients with anxiety disorders in patients with chronic migraine on the background of abdominal obesity was twice folds higher (c2=20.93, p=0.00001) than in 1st group patients.
 Conclusions: the presence of concomitant abdominal obesity in patients with chronic migrane, not only increases the total number of anxiety disorders, but also affects their structure. Therefore, in addition to basic anti-migraine therapy, non-medicinal therapy in the form of a balanced diet, an individual exercise program and 10-12 sessions of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) should be supplemented for the treatment of such patients.

Study of the Psychological State of Mothers on the Basis of the Support Center for Families with Children Having Special Educational Needs

The purpose of the research is to study the dynamics of anxiety manifestations, the tendency to depression and psychological stress in mothers, who are raising children with disabilities, during their participation in the activities of public parent associations. The study presents three stages in the development of a public parent organization functioning in cooperation with the Support Center for Families with Children Having Special Educational Needs. Methodology. Numerous studies of psychological conditions, behavioral and personal characteristics of mothers raising children with disabilities indicate the prevalence of prolonged psychological traumatization, which is accompanied by negative consequences for the mother’s personality and the family as a whole. However, there is evidence that an extreme traumatic situation can be considered not only as a source of personality problems, but also as an incentive to its growth and development. One of the conditions for post-traumatic personal growth is the social support factor, which should have a prolonged impact in the case under study. The results of the study. The implementation of such techniques as “The Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale”, “PSM-25 Perceived Stress Scale”, “Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale” results in confirming the hypothesis of a relative decrease in the manifestation of anxiety, propensity for depression and susceptibility to stress in the studied subjects during the three years of their active participation in the work of a public parent association. This may indicate stabilization of their psychological state and possibilities of transition to a more optimal level of personal functioning. The conclusion is made about the possibility of using the data obtained in the system of psychological and pedagogical support for families raising children with disabilities.

Determinantele psihosociale ale anxietății la elevii din ciclul gimnazial

The article presents the results of an experimental research on anxiety and its psychosocial determinants at pupil from gymnasium. As a sample we selected 100 pupils from 5th till 8th class. On all pupils we applied the following teste: Children Anxiety Manifest Test, Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale and Self-confidence test by V. Romek. As results we established that anxiety is a characteristic for pupils (52% of pupils have a moderate and high level of anxiety). Anxiety is more particular for girls than for boys. As determinants of anxiety we highlighted a low level of self-confidence and courage. Also, for pupils with anxiety are specific a low and moderate level of initiation of social contacts.

Emotional state of patients with mild traumatic brain injury

Introduction and Aim: Psychological effects of traumatic brain injury (TBI) are frequently present in addition to neurological deficits. The purpose of this study is to assess the emotional state of patients with mild TBI in the remote period. Methods: This study included 78 patients aged 22–53 years with a reliably established diagnosis of mild TBI, with damage duration ranging from 1–5 years. The mean age was (34.6±3.2 years). To determine the level of anxiety, the Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale was used. Results: The testing revealed that patients with suicidal thoughts had a significantly higher level of anxiety (34.2%) than the patients with TBI in the main group (27.5%). Comparative analysis between the two groups showed that the uselessness was more characteristic for suicides (22.8±0.14), who considered themselves completely useless than patients with TBI (20.6±1.36) with reliability (t = 4.2; p<0.001). Conclusion: Due to the damage that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can do to the body, especially to mental health, it is important to use medical and psychosocial rehabilitation as early as possible in the treatment stage to figure out the type and severity of the psychoemotional disorder and correct the psychosomatic state using psychopharmacological and psychotherapeutic effects.

Personal predictors of emotional burnout among secondary school teachers

Introduction. Today, in addition to studying the occurrence of the syndrome in the field of professional activity, the attention of researchers is also directed to the internal factors leading to the syndrome of emotional burnout. As such, researchers of emotional burnout identify anxiety, low self-esteem, a tendency to perfectionism, low stress tolerance, external locus of control, and non-adaptive coping strategies. Research method. Psychological testing using the methods of K. Maslach and V.V. Boyko to identify emotional burnout, S. Muddy's hardiness test, Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale (TMAS), Hewitt-Flett's Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale. The method of statistical processing is regression analysis. An empirical study was conducted on a sample of secondary school teachers in Gorno-Altaisk (N=80). Results. It was found that most of the study participants have an average or high level of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and a reduction in professionalism, while the burnout index in terms of average values refers to a moderate level. In accordance with the results of the method of TMAS, most respondents (70%) have an average level of anxiety. On the hardiness scale, participants generally scored above average, indicating that they could bounce back from adverse situations. Based on the results of the regression analysis, the following personal predictors of emotional burnout of secondary school teachers were identified: a high level of personal anxiety and a low level of hardiness. The tendency to perfectionism showed the presence of influence on only one component of emotional burnout – the reduction of professionalism. Conclusions and prospects. The conducted theoretical and empirical analysis showed the significance of the study of personal predictors of emotional burnout among representatives of socionomic professions both from a scientific point of view (it was found that the predictors of emotional burnout in medical workers and secondary school teachers have their own specifics, which may be a consequence of the content of professional activity), and with practical, since the prevention of burnout in the workplace will save staff and increase labor productivity.

Effects of Dyadic Psychotherapy and Self- Monitoring Strategy on Marriage Anxiety among Young Married Couples in Ibadan Baptist Conference

Sustaining a cordial relationship among married couples is a necessity for the marriage to fulfill its purpose. However, marriage anxiety often exerts force on married couples resulting in undesired behaviours. Evidences have shown that young married couples experience marriage anxiety which may lead to conflicts, separation, divorce, suicide and homicide. Previous studies had focused majorly on factors leading to marital anxiety with very few interventions to address the problem. This study, therefore, employed dyadic psychotherapy and self-monitoring strategy as interventions to reduce marriage anxiety among the participants. Ninety-four participants were selected in Ibadan Baptist Conference. Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale ( 16r="> 0.89) was used as screening instrument while the main instrument for post test was Hamilton Anxiety Scale ( 16r="> 0.86). The experiment lasted eight weeks. Seven null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) and Scheffee post hoc test were used as tools of Analysis. The results show that there was a significant main effect of treatment on marriage anxiety (F2.83=60.292; P<0.05, ?2=0.592). Dyadic psychotherapy and self-monitoring strategy were effective in reducing marriage anxiety. Thus, this paper recommended the effective management of marriage anxiety, the strategy involved as well as skills to reduce the marriage anxiety for married couples and professionals in the field of counselling to note in order to effectively treat marital anxiety among couples.

Binge Eating, Anxiety, Depression, and personality disorder in a Clinical sample of obese Adult in Egypt

IntroductionObesity is a major public health problem and some developed countries have declared it ‘the modern day epidemic’. One of the major eating disorders that leads to obesity is BED, which involves consuming large quantities of high carbohydrate food. Studying the factors that cause and contribute to BED can help tackle this major health hazard and alleviate a huge burden on the nationalized health service.ObjectivesTo determine the frequency of Binge Eating Disorder (BED) among obese adults, and to study its relationship to depression, anxiety, life stressors, personality and self esteem.MethodsThe sample was a randomised sample of clinically obese individuals, body mass index (BMI) of 30 and above. The sample was collected from two sites; Nutrition Clinic in Student’s Hospital, Cairo University and a Private Nutrition Centre. 250 cases were recruited over one year. All patients were subjected to a clinical interview derived from Kasr El Aini sheet , and measurement of Waist- Hip Ratio. Assessment of depression and anxiety was through Beck Depression Inventory , Hamilton Depression Rating Scale and Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale(TMAS). Other tools used were the Eysenck’s Personality Inventory, Eating Disorder Inventory -2.ResultsBED among obese adults was 48%; 83 % of them had drive for thinness, 25% were bulimics, 45 % had ineffectiveness feeling. Also 83 % had body dissatisfaction, 8% were perfectionism seeking, 43 % showed interpersonal distrust and 25% presented maturity fears. Impulsivity was scored high in 25% , 66.6%had social insecurity and 77% had severe Extraversion. All were statistically significant. On the other hand there were no statistical significant difference between obese adults with BED and those without on TMAS. Half percent of participants with BED and 34.6 percent of participant without BED had moderate level of anxiety. In addition , there were no significant difference between obese participants with BED and those without BED according to BDI. However, 83.3% of obese cases with BED while 60 % for those without BED had manifest depression ranging from mild to severe depression.ConclusionsObese adults with BED have more drive for thinness, body dissatisfaction, feeling of ineffectiveness, perfectionism seeking, interpersonal distrust, maturity fears and social insecurity than non BED. Extraversion and Neuroticism are also more among BED. There were no significance different between both group in relation to Anxiety and Depression.Disclosure of InterestNone Declared

Islamic Self-Efficacy Training and Anxiety Facing Qur’an Memorization Tests of Tahfidz Students

This study aims to determine the effect of Islamic self-efficacy training to reduce anxiety in facing the Qur’an memorization test of the tahfidz students at Al-Muayyad Islamic Boarding School, Surakarta. This research is a quantitative pre-experimental design, with a one group pretest-posttest design. The sample in this study are 30 female students who were selected using purposive sampling technique. The scale used to measure the level of anxiety facing the Qur'an memorization test is the TMAS (Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale) scale. Hypothesis testing is done using the Paired Sample T-Test. Hypothesis testing shows a significance value of 0.000 (p 0.005) which indicates a significant difference in anxiety levels between pre-test and post-test. This means that Islamic self-efficacy training has a significant effect on reducing anxiety in facing the Qur’an memorization test of tahfidz students.

Prediction of the quality of mental life in patients with aseptic necrosis of the femoral head with non-psychotic mental disorders

The article presents the results of a study of the quality of mental life in patients with avascular necrosis of the femoral head and non-psychotic mental disorders. The aim of the work was to study the mental component of the quality of life in patients with avascular necrosis of the femoral head and non-psychotic mental disorders and to determine the predictors that influence its formation. A study of 137 people was conducted, of which 96 reached the end of the study. The Short Form Health Survey (SF-12) quality of life questionnaire was used to assess the mental component of quality of life. The SCL-90-R scale, Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) and Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale (TMAS), Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS), and Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) were also used. The determined psychopathological and psychometric factors that influenced the quality of life of patients with avascular necrosis of the femoral head and non-psychotic mental disorders made it possible to develop a logistic model for predicting the achievement of an average level of the mental component of the quality of life in the postoperative period. The mental component of qua lity of life at the preoperative stage, the general index of severity of psychopathological symptoms according to the SCL-90-R method, the presence of anxiety-depressive or apathy-abulic syndromes and alexithymia according to the TAS-20 method acted as predictors. The resulting lo- gistic model has an outstanding predictive ability: AUC = 0.849 (95 % CI 0.761—0.914), p < 0.0001, sensitivity — 77.78 % (CI 60.8—89.9) and specificity — 78.33 % (CI 65.8—87.9).

ЯЗЫКОВАЯ ТРЕВОЖНОСТЬ ПРИ ИЗУЧЕНИИ ИНОСТРАННЫХ ЯЗЫКОВ У СТУДЕНТОВ ЛИНГВИСТИЧЕСКОГО НАПРАВЛЕНИЯ ПОДГОТОВКИ

The author of the article examines the concept of foreign language anxiety, analyzing several aspects of it at once through the prism of the opinions of those experts who study this phenomenon from the moment of its creation to the present day. For the experiment, first- and second-year students of the linguistics department who speak English and study Spanish or German were recruited. The survey was conducted on the topic of the study using the methods “Foreign Language Anxiety Scale”, “State-Trait Anxiety Inventory” and “The Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale”. The research was aimed at finding out the level of anxiety among students; to determine the influence of personal anxiety on language anxiety, which may occur among first- and second- year students, to establish the dependence of foreign language anxiety on the level of language proficiency; to identify the difference in the results of the study of “Foreign Language Anxiety Scale” in English and German / Spanish. The data provided by the students are summarized and analyzed, and it is concluded that the level of language proficiency affects the level of their foreign language anxiety.

Gambaran Tingkat Kecemasan Pada Warga Binaan Perempuan Di Lembaga Permasyarakatan Perempuan Kelas IIA Denpasar

Background: Anxiety in female residents is a concern experienced by the target citizens during their prison term.The impact of prolonged anxiety leads to mental disorders. Anxiety in female assisted citizens can be experienced by all the target citizens who are in prison, research conducted earlier in 2020 obtained 55.9% of female target citizens experience mild anxiety. This study aims to find out the Picture of Anxiety Level in Women's Assisted Citizens. Methods: This research is cross sectional study. Sampling using purposive sampling technique as many as 115 prisoners in the Women's Penitentiary Class II A Denpasar. This study used an anxiety questionnaire from the Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale (TMAS). descriptive statistics used in data analysis. Results: Research conducted to 115 inmates at the Class IIA Denpasar Women's Society About anxiety levels classified as mild anxiety as many as 51 respondents (44.3%). Characteristics of respondents namely adult age (26-45) as many as 75 respondents (65,65.3%), based on adult age (26-45) as many as 75 respondents (65,65 2%), based on the case of most narcotics as many as 97 respondents (84.3%), based on the length of time in prison that is 1-4 years as many as 53 respondents (46.1%), based on the last education of most high schools as many as 62 respondents (53, 9%) and marital status were mostly unmarried as many as 43 respondents (37.45%). Conclusion: The level of anxiety of women-assisted citizens in the Class IIA Denpasar Women's Society is mild

The structure of non-psychotic mental disorders, alexithymia and anxiety in patients with aseptic necrosis of the femoral head

Aseptic necrosis of the femoral head (ANFH) is a severe chronic poliaethiologic disease of the hip joint which is prevalent mainly in young people with a loss of professional and social skills. It is known that the non-psychotic mental disorders appearance in patients with ANFH can lead to the increasing disability, the decreasing in the quality of life, and difficulties in organizing the rehabilitation period. Current researches prove that the preoperative mental state assessment in patients can lead to the statistically significant decrease of the pain intensity in the postoperative period, an improvement in the quality of life related to health, a decrease in anxiety, depression and behavioural problems in the postoperative period. The aim of this research was to study the syndromic features of non-psychotic mental disorders, alexithymia and anxiety levels in patients with ANFH at the preoperative stage. The study involved 137 people aged 25 to 75 years, who were diagnosed with ANFH and identified non-psychotic mental disorders. Clinical-psychopathological and psychodiagnostic methods of examination were used (AUDIT test, Toronto alexithymia scale-20, Taylor manifest anxiety scale). The patients were divided into two groups depending on the ANFH duration. The results of the study revealed the main leading syndromes: asthenic-depressive – in 35.8%, depressive-hypochondriac – in 18.2%, anxious-phobic – in 16.1%, anxious-depressive - in 15.3% and astheno-apathetic – in 14.6% of cases. The average anxiety score was 26 (19; 37), which indicates the presence of a medium-high level of anxiety in the examined, while 52.5 percent of patients had high and very high levels of anxiety. A multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed and as a result, the duration of the disease (OR: 2.23; 95% [CI]: 1.11-4.47; p<0.05), estimates of alexithymia (OR: 2.52; 95% [CI]: 1.00-6.36; p<0.05) and female sex (OR: 2.16; 95% [CI]: 1.03-4.50; p<0.05) were found to be independent risk factors associated with the level of anxiety in persons with ANFH at the preoperative stage.

Ideas of Self and Adulthood in Girls with Eating Disorders

IntroductionAdolescence, when physical body image changes occur, is highly vulnerable to the development of eating disorders. At this age, there is an acute task of accepting oneself as another - an adult who has changed.ObjectivesTo study the features of the image of an adult in young people with eating disorders.MethodsThe study involved 58 girls (from 17 to 22 years old). The main group included 31 people with a high risk of eating disorders, the control group - 27 people with an average and low risk. Respondents filled in: Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale, Eating behavior rating scale, projective drawing of an adult and child, association test about words «adult» and «child»Results1. A high level of personal anxiety was revealed in the main group; 2. The visualized image of an adult in the main group has more distortions and fewer signs of gender identification than in the normal group; 3. Semantic ideas about adulthood in the main group are negatively emotionally colored and include categories related to eating behavior; 4. Semantic ideas about childhood in the main group are more negatively emotionally colored, and ideas about the present are more connected with appearance than in the control group. Semantic ideas about the future in this group are often negatively colored.ConclusionsFigurative and semantic ideas about childhood, adulthood and about oneself in the present and in the future in girls with eating disorders have qualitative characteristics in comparison with the control group.DisclosureNo significant relationships.

The Impact of Parents’ Emotional Expression on Their Children with Specific Learning Disorders: The Role of Parental Educational Counseling Program

Background: According to the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, the fifth edition (DSM-5), specific learning disorders (SLDs) are neurodevelopmental disorders that share common features of persistent difficulty in learning key academic skills like reading, writing, or mathematics. Some children in different countries worldwide suffer from various forms of SLDs, which can be highly frustrating for a schoolchild, especially if associated with high (negative) parents' emotional expression (PEE).Aim: This study aimed to identify the relation between PEE and anxiety in children with SLD, and evaluate the effect of a parental educational counselling program (PECP) on the emotional expressions (EE) of parents and anxiety in children with SLD.Methods: A randomized controlled trial was conducted on 140 children with SLD and their parents at the Helwan University Educational Hospital's Learning Disability Unit (LDU) in Cairo, Egypt. The emotional expression scale (EES) of parents and Taylor manifest anxiety scale (TMAS) of children were used, and children's serum cortisol levels were measured as an anxiety marker. TMAS and EES were repeated after the conduction of 10 sessions of PECP. Serum cortisol samples were taken before PECP.Results: The study was revealed that more than half (60%) of studied children are suffered from morbid anxiety, and 80% of their parents practised high EE. Cortisol levels were significantly higher in children with severe& morbid anxiety, and in children whose parents practised high EE (P<0.001). After applying PECP, scores of TMAS demonstrated a significant drop from 33.06±10.4 to 25.85±10.4, and scores of EES showed a significant drop from 61.31±16.84 to 36.51±13.89. Conclusions: There was a statistically significant positive correlation between scores of TMAS& EES before and after PECP (r=0.533) and (r=0.309), respectively, proving the presence of a direct impact of PEE on the anxiety of studied children with SLDs.

TERAPI SENI UNTUK MENGATASI GANGGUAN KECEMASAN PADA LANSIA AKIBAT PANDEMI COVID-19

The Covid-19 virus is still spreading throughout the world. In fact, many are worried about being exposed to this virus, especially the elderly. Anxious feelings due to excessive Covid-19 will lower his immunity. Over time, this anxiety disorder can get worse and interfere with the sufferer's quality of life, therefore anxiety needs to be managed. One way to deal with anxiety is through art therapy.Art therapy used in this study is through drawing and fruit creation, where the media used for art therapy is in accordance with the one chosen by the participants. This study used a qualitative analysis based on: Self Report (Interview and Anxiety Scale using the measurement of anxiety levels using the TMAS (Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale) instrument compiled and developed by Tylor, given three times, namely (pretest, posttest and follow up). Ratiing By other, and Observation (Re-checting). The results of this study indicate a change in anxiety levels before and after the intervention. Evidence obtained from the four participants shows a change in the total value of anxiety. Thus, art therapy has been shown to reduce anxiety in the elderly due to the Covid-19 pandemicKeywords: Art therapy, Anxiety Disorders and Covid-19

Anxiety and chronic pain in caregivers of children with cerebral palsy in Armenia: descriptive study

Caregiving a child with special needs requires additional physical, psychological and financial resources. Current knowledge confirms that caregivers of children with functional limitations (i.e., cerebral palsy) are under greater risk of developing physical and psychological health problems. However, health characteristics of caregivers are not well investigated in low- and middle-income countries. Current observational study aimed to discover the anxiety and pain syndromes among caregivers of children with cerebral palsy residing in Armenia. Cross-sectional study was conducted in tertiary care center in 2015-2016. Demographic and health information was collected from eligible participants. Anxiety was measured by Norakidze’s modification of Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale 60-items scale. Descriptive statistics was utilized for demographic data, chi square and regression analysis for exploratory analysis of anxiety and pain among caregivers. From 193 caregivers 188 (97.4%) were mothers with mean age of 37 (SD=10.6). Over two third of participants reported to have chronic pain syndromes. Moreover, 14% participants precepted pain every day. Pain syndromes mainly were associated with caregiving time. High anxiety levels according to Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale 60-items scale were presented in 135 (69.9%) of caregivers. Correlations between anxiety and caregivers/children characteristics were investigated. This is the first publication about health characteristics of caregivers of children with cerebral palsy in Armenia. Current study design lacks to find causations, and has not control for confounders. However, study findings emphasize the necessity for further research of health problems of caregivers of children with cerebral palsy.

Anxiety, depression and coping strategies among chronic medical patients with coronavirus disease-2019: a multicenter follow-up cohort study

BackgroundStudies have shown that COVID-19 patients experience high levels of anxiety, depression, and stress during the pandemic. Patients adopt different coping strategies to reduce their psychological distressAimTo compare the immediate and long-term psychological impact of COVID-19 disease on patients with and without chronic medical illnesses (CMI) and identify coping styles of both groups during the peak of COVID-19 disease in Egypt.MethodsThis is a cohort follow-up study, that included an online survey consisting of General Health Questionnaire-12, Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale, Beck Depression Inventory and Brief-COPE scale. The Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Checklist was completed after 6 months. Questionnaires were distributed to adult patients with a confirmed diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 virus infection during their quarantine in Egypt.ResultsThere was no significant difference between the two groups regarding anxiety and depression during the acute infection. Patients without CMI relied significantly on the use of informational support to cope with COVID-19 disease. Patients with CMI continued to show significant depressive symptoms after 6 months without significant PTSD symptoms.ConclusionsCOVID-19 has similar immediate psychological impact on patients with and without CMI. However, patients with CMI continue to show depression on long-term follow-up.

Anxiety Levels of Undergraduate and Clerkship Medical Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a devastating impact on the world. Medical students who belong to psychologically vulnerable groups also share more burdens due to the medical education academic demands, curriculum transition to virtually-delivered format, and the risk of being infected by the disease during clinical settings. This study aims to identify the anxiety level of undergraduate and clerkship medical students to create proper and effective strategies to build good mental status among medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is a cross-sectional study. The survey was conducted using an online questionnaire to assess respondents’ identity, demographic data, family history, perceptions about online/offline learning, and the researchers used the Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale (TMAS) test to measure the anxiety level of the subjects. The subjects of this study were 164 medical students, divided into two groups, 94 final year undergraduate students and 70 final year clerkship students who were still doing their clinical rotations at the hospital. The findings of this study informed that the average anxiety level was 18.3 for undergraduate students and 19.6 for clerkship students. The TMAS score was higher among clerkship students than undergraduate students. However, the statistical analysis showed no difference (p=0.306) in TMAS scores between clerkship and undergraduate students. A close approach and continuous observation are needed because the higher the TMAS score indicates the higher the anxiety level.

USE OF ART PEDAGOGY IN THE PROCESS OF ADAPTATION OF IMMIGRANT STUDENT TO THE UNIVERSITY

The document contains materials on working with first-year students, who have changed their place of residence in connection with the military action in their homeland. The focus of the paper is on the issue of adaptation of immigrant student to the conditions of the university.We carried out a psychological and pedagogical research using diagnostics of the socio-psychological adaptation of a group of immigrant students (self-acceptance, acceptance of others, emotional comfort, integrity, desire to dominate). We used: Test of Personal Adjustment (C. Rogers, R. Dymond), Eysenck Personality Inventory (H. Eysenck), UCLA Loneliness Scale (D. Russell), Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale, TMAS (J. Taylor), method of «Three Trees» E. Klessmani to study the characteristics of inter-group and family relations.The article also analyzed and presented art pedagogy means to help this group of students to overcome difficulties in adapting to the new conditions of life. Namely: elements of a four-component author's program for working with personal orientations and values using the means of art pedagogy in the process of studying basic disciplines

The Correlation between Nicotine Dependence Level and Anxiety in Indonesian Adolescent Smokers

BACKGROUND: Smoking behavior in Indonesia increases from year to year. The adverse effects of smoking do not appear directly after the cigarette use, but they will be seen in a few months or even in several years. The adverse effects of smoking include nicotine dependence, and anxiety disorder felt as a part of withdrawal symptoms. AIM: This research aims to identify if there is a correlation between nicotine dependence level and anxiety level in adolescents. METHODS: This study is non-experiment research with a quantitative method and a cross-sectional approach. The sample of the study was 44 people. Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence was used as the instrument to measure the nicotine dependence level, while the instrument for anxiety level was carried out using the Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale. RESULTS: The correlation analysis between the level of nicotine dependence and anxiety conducted using Spearman rho non-parametric correlation analysis obtained a significant value of 0.0001 (p > 0.05). The value of r = 0.979 showed a positive and robust correlation between nicotine dependence and anxiety level. CONCLUSION: It is concluded that there is a strong and positive correlation between the nicotine dependence level and the anxiety level in adolescents.