Master of Psychology, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Urmia University, West Azerbaijan, Iran , ghasemi.k.f@gmail.com
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Introduction: State /Trait Anxiety can be considered an unstable emotional state that reflects the individual's interpretation of a stressful situation in a particular time frame and varies depending on the degree to which the situation is perceived as threatening. The purpose of this study was to determine the prediction of State /Trait Anxiety based on the behavioral brain system of morning / evening types in students of Urmia University in the academic year 2015. Methods: This descriptive study was a correlational study in which 370 students of Urmia University (169 girls, 201 males) were selected by cluster random sampling. Data collection was done using “Spielberger State/Trait Anxiety Questionnaire”, “Carver & White Behavioral Brain Systems Questionnaires” and “Horne & Ostberge Morningness/Eveningness Types”. Validity have been confirmed in previous studies. Instruments reliability was calculated using Cronbach's alpha coefficient. Data was analyzed using SPSS. 22 software. Results: There was a correlation between behavioral brain systems and morning / evening type with predict state / trait anxiety (P < 0.01). The results of stepwise regression analysis showed that behavioral brain systems and morning / evening types predict 32% of the variance of State /trait anxiety. Conclusions: Behavioral brain systems of morning / evening types can predict state / trait anxiety of students. It is suggested that the findings be considered in the field of counseling by student counseling centers.Keywords: Behavioral Brain Systems, Evening-morning type, State /trait anxiety, Students.
ghasem zade F, isazadeghan A, mikaeli F. The role of prediction of state / trait anxiety based on behavioral brain systems and nightly bridges in students. JHPM 2019; 8 (4) :26-34 URL: http://jhpm.ir/article-1-872-en.html