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A Cross-Cultural Study of Anxiety Among Chinese and Caucasian American University Students

✍ Scribed by Dong Xie; Frederick T. L. Leong

Publisher
American Counseling Association
Year
2008
Tongue
English
Weight
136 KB
Volume
36
Category
Article
ISSN
0883-8534

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✦ Synopsis

This study investigated the cross‐cultural differences on state, trait, and social anxiety between Chinese and Caucasian American university students. Chinese students reported higher levels of social anxiety than did Caucasian american students. Correlations between trait and state anxiety were compared in light of the trait model of cross‐cultural psychology. Implications for multicultural counseling are discussed.

Este estudio investigó las diferencias interculturales en cuanto a estado, rasgo y ansiedad social entre alumnos universitarios Chinos y Americanos caucásicos. Los alumnos Chinos comunicaron niveles más altos de ansiedad social que los alumnos Americanos Caucásicos. Se compararon las correlaciones entre rasgo y estado de ansiedad a la luz del modelo de rasgo de la psicología intercultural. Se discuten las implicaciones para la consejería multicultural.

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