State and Trait Anxiety among Cancer Patients: A Comparative Analysis

By : Amrita Banerjee, Anjana Bhattacharjee

Page No: 427-436

Abstract
The objective of the present study was to ascertain the level of state and trait anxiety among cancer patients and normal individuals (non cancer persons). The study also attempted to find out the impact of gender on the level of state and trait anxiety among cancer patients. For the said purpose the study was carried out among 100 cancer patients. Among them 50 were male cancer patients and the rest 50 were female cancer patients. All of them were selected from Regional Cancer Centre, Agartala following purposive sampling technique. A group of matched normal individuals (N=100) were also selected purposively to fulfil the objectives of the study. Data were collected by State-Trait Anxiety Inventory developed by Spielberger. Findings revealed significant difference among male and female cancer patients in regard to their level of trait anxiety. Again the level of state and trait anxiety of cancer patients also differed significantly from that of the normal individuals. However in case of state anxiety male and female cancer patients did not differ significantly.

Authors :
Anjana Bhattacharjee : Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Tripura University, Tripura.
Amrita Banerjee : Research Scholar — Department of Psychology, Tripura University, Tripura