A Description and Comparison of The Levels of Anxiety Among College Administrators

Abstract

Administrators, in general, are at greater risk of facing anxiety than are other people, due totheir duties and responsibilities. In this study, both state and trait anxiety levels of collegeadministrators were assessed and the administrators were compared based on their anxietylevels. For the purpose of assessing state and trait anxiety levels, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) (Spielberger, Gorsuch, & Lushene, 1970) adapted to Turkish by LeCompte and Oner (1975) was used. The sample of the study included 72 college administratorswho were working in Turkish state and private universities in different regions of thecountry. Results showed significant correlation between the state and trait anxiety levels.No significant difference was found based on gender, age, administrative level, or tenure.However, the direction of the differences was similar to those of the previous studies. Resultsare discussed and suggestions are given.