Research paper for course GGZ2028- Research in Psychopathology. My research was about the correlation between anxiety and personality traits among Dutch students. My paper was graded with a 9! NOTE: all submitted documents are scanned for plagiarism; taking over parts automatically leads to a fail....
Gender differences in the correlation
between personality traits and anxiety,
among Dutch students
Research in Psychopathology
Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences (FHML)
Bachelor Health Sciences
Author: Anna Tóth
Student number: i6188813
Specialization: GGZ
Word count: 3956
,Contents
1. Abstract.............................................................................................................................................2
2. Introduction.......................................................................................................................................3
3. Method..............................................................................................................................................7
3.1 Study population and procedure.................................................................................................7
3.2 Measurements.............................................................................................................................8
3.2.1. EPQ-R...................................................................................................................................8
3.2.2. HADS....................................................................................................................................9
3.3 Statistical analysis......................................................................................................................10
4. Results.............................................................................................................................................10
4.1 Descriptive analyses...................................................................................................................10
4.1.1. Internal consistency...........................................................................................................11
4.1.2. Normality checks................................................................................................................11
4.2 Main analyses............................................................................................................................12
4.2.1. Personality traits (psychoticism, extraversion and neuroticism) and anxiety....................12
4.2.2. Gender differences in personality traits and anxiety.........................................................14
5. Discussion........................................................................................................................................14
References...........................................................................................................................................17
1. Abstract
The aim of this cross-sectional study was to examine the relationship between symptoms of
anxiety and personality dimensions such as psychoticism, neuroticism and extraversion
, among 110 Mental Health students at the University of Maastricht in students, and to study
the differences between male and female students. The EPQ (Eysenck Personality
Questionnaire) questionnaire was used to test the personality traits (psychoticism,
extraversion, neuroticism, social desirability) of the students. The HADS (Hospital Anxiety
and Depression Scale) questionnaire was used to test students' anxiety. It was found that there
was no significant correlation found between the personality traits ‘Neuroticism’ and
‘Extraversion’ and anxiety. There was a significant negative correlation between the
personality trait ‘Psychoticism’ and anxiety. Besides this the third variable, gender, does not
affect the correlation and there is no significant evidence that there is a gender difference
among the students. Due to statistically weak outcomes in this study, it is necessary to
interpret the findings with causation.
2. Introduction
The mental health of university students is an area of increasing concern worldwide (Stanley,
Manthorpe, 2001). Higher education is perceived as being stressful, which can lead to a
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