Anxiety and birth order: does birth order play a role in a child's anxiety level?

<p>The purpose of this study was to see if there is an interaction between anxiety levels and birth order. It was hypothesized that the first-born child would have a higher level of total anxiety than a non-first born child. It was also hypothesized that females would have an overall higher level of anxiety than males. The Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale 2^nd Edition, which was used to measure the different subtests of anxiety, tested for specific types of anxiety: total anxiety, worrying, social anxiety, physiological anxiety, and defensiveness. It was hypothesized that females would feel a higher level of total anxiety, worrying, and social anxiety while males would have a higher level of defensiveness, and physiological anxiety. The data was analyzed using t-tests and 2-way ANOVA's to determine the significance of the interactions. Implications for anxiety in an educational setting are discussed and reviewed.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

M.A. in School Psychology

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Educational Services and Leadership

Year dc:date.available

2009

Author dc:creator

• Pearson, Tarah R.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Dihoff, Roberta

• Anxiety in children; Birth order
• Educational Psychology

Repository record dc:identifier

https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd/655

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:rdw.rowan.edu:etd-1654