ASSESSMENTOFANXIETYLEVELOF THE FIRST-YEAR FOREIGN STUDENTS AT THE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY
Journal Title: Наука і освіта - Year 2018, Vol 0, Issue 1
Abstract
Thearticledealswiththestudyofanxietylevelofthefirst-yearstudents, whoseadaptationprocesshas certainpeculiaritiescausedbysocial, politicalandpsychophysiologicalfactors. Theaim of the research isexamining thelevelsofsituationalandpersonalanxietyofthefirst-yearforeignstudentsatthemedicaluniversity.Toachievethepurpose 86 first-yearstudentsoftheHigherStateEducationalEstablishmentofUkraine “BukovinianStateMedicalUniversity” weresurveyedbymeansofaquestionnaire. The Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) in the modification by Y.L. Khanin wasusedinthestudytoassessanxiety. A moderate anxiety level was found in 27.9% cases (24 respondents) and a high anxiety level – in the 62 of the first-year students (72.1%). Thefirstgroup (І) included 13 femalestudentswithamoderatelevelofsituationalandpersonalanxiety (anaverageageofrespondentsis 18.0±0.28 years), the second comparison group (ІІ) – 11 male respondents (an average ageis 18.4±0.53 years). Thefemalestudentswithamoderateanxietylevelwerefoundtosufferfromanxietylessthanthe maleones. The odds ratio of “feeling unlucky” in the representatives of group II as compared to those of group I was 37.5%, the relative risk was 2.4%, and the attributive riskwas 57.5%, which is most likely indicative of considerable emotional overstress of the first-year boys. At the same time, in the thoughts concerning own business anxiety feelings were found more often among boys than among girls with odds ratio 83.4%, relative risk 2.8%, attributive risk 64.4%. Sensationsofinternalconstrain, sadness, worriesandgloom,werefoundreliablymoreofteningroupIIascomparedwithgroup I. Onthebasisofthesurveyofthefirst-yearforeignstudentsofthemedicaluniversityamoderateorhighanxietylevelwasfound, whichisindicativeofanimmediatenecessitytoimprovepsychologicaltrainingofapplicantsanddevelop methods of psychological correction of the above mentioned pathology during the first years of studying. Anxiety level of male students appeared to be considerably higher than that of the girls, which is indicative of their more considerable emotional overstress manifested by the sensations of internal constrain, sadness, worries and depression during studies.
Authors and Affiliations
Igor Gerush, Mariana Dikal, Tetiana Bilous
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