Modern Psychological Studies
Volume
30
Number
2
Publisher
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Place of Publication
Chattanooga (Tenn.)
Date
2024
Abstract
The prevalence of anxiety in college students has increased drastically over the past decade. Previous researchers have typically only examined how to help students while they are at school, however, there could be additional factors contributing to their anxiety prior to attending college. The current study aimed to observe how family influence and athletic status may play a role in anxiety among college students. Participants (N = 42) completed an anxiety symptoms inventory then disclosed how much their family influenced their decision to attend college. A two-way ANOVA indicated that neither athletic status nor degree of family influence had a significant influence on anxiety symptom scores. However, participants who had moderate anxiety scores indicated that they attended the Virginia Military Institute on an athletic scholarship. Additionally, over half of all participants indicated that their family had influenced their decision to attend college. Gender did have a statistically significant effect on anxiety scores with female participants (t = -4.08, p < .001) reporting higher scores. Based upon the findings of the current study, colleges should broaden their resources and cater services to each student, not to one specific group. Limitations and future directions are discussed.
Subject
Psychology
Discipline
Psychology
Document Type
article
DCMI Type
Text
Language
English
Rights
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License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Recommended Citation
Osborne, Caragh and Whitehead, Aubrey
(2024)
"Interactions between Anxiety, Family Influence, and Athletic Status on College Students: A Military School Cohort,"
Modern Psychological Studies: Vol. 30:
No.
2, Article 2.
Available at:
https://scholar.utc.edu/mps/vol30/iss2/2
Department
Dept. of Psychology