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VOL. 3, ISSUE 4 (2021)
Gender based comparative study of anxiety among young adults of rural and urban area
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Prabhat Kumar, Sharmila Khwairakpam, Shalini Agarwal, Dinesh Raj Modi
Abstract
Rural Young adults have more difficult living conditions than urban young adults, yet the research on the frequency of anxiety disorders in rural settings is interesting. We looked at how often anxiety is in rural versus urban regions and also male vs female. The objectives of the current study include examining to assess and compare the level of anxiety level across gender and place of belong. The construct of Anxiety level is measured by the Hamilton M. The assessment of anxiety states by rating. Br J Med Psychol 1959: 32:50-55. Two hundred fourteen (N=214) young adults from different parts of India constitute the sample of this study out of 214 respondents, 127 males and 87 female respondents in which 89 respondents belong to rural area and 125 respondents belong to urban area. Research suggest that in a rural area, 80% male and 57.9% female had mild severity of anxiety, 12.8% male and 26.3% female had mild to moderate severity, and 7.2% male and 15.8% female had moderate to severe severity. In the urban area, 78.9% male and 66% female had mild severity of anxiety, 8.8% male and 16% female had mild to moderate severity, 12.3% male and 18% female had moderate to severe severity. The prevalence of anxiety level slightly but higher in urban area respondents compared to rural area respondents and in the same manner, female respondents has a high level of anxiety compared to male respondents.
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Pages:27-31
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Prabhat Kumar, Sharmila Khwairakpam, Shalini Agarwal, Dinesh Raj Modi "Gender based comparative study of anxiety among young adults of rural and urban area ". International Journal of Educational Research and Studies, Vol 3, Issue 4, 2021, Pages 27-31
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