State-Trait anxiety, spiritualism and maladjustment in relation to phobia

Pages: 569-571
Vidhya Ravindranadan and Immanuel Thomas (Department of Psychology, University of Kerala, Kerala)

In the present study an attempt has been made to understand the differences in state-trait anxiety, spiritualism, and maladjustment among three different groups of participants showing symptoms of phobia (specific phobia, social phobia, and mixed phobia) and a group of normal controls. Data from a sample of 200 participants were utilized for the purpose. The tools used were Fear Inventory, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, Materialism-Spiritualism scale, and Mathew Maladjustment Inventory. The major finding of the present study was that the phobic groups scored significantly higher than the control group in state anxiety, spiritualism, and maladjustment. In trait anxiety, the mixed phobia group scored higher compared to all the other sub groups.