a survey based study on anxiety among different sex group using beck anxiety inventory scale

1. ABSTRACT:
Anxiety is a feeling of excess nervousness on unthreatening situations .Feeling anxious is a
normal response to stress .But if it oftenly get indulged in our daily life then it is called
“Anxiety disorder”. The aim was to identify the prevalence of anxiety in general
population and analyze the data according to gender.Eligible candidates were people above
the age of 18 years. Questioner was sent by means of various online services including social
networking sites and softwares. The questioner used was from the standard scale to assess
anxiety “The Beck Anxiety Inventory”. The data collected through various means were of 279
candidates among which 129 were female and 150 were male. On taking the data as a whole it is
seen that number of men having severe anxiety is high but while taking individual
symptoms,women(different candidate) show most of the symptoms(different symptoms) in peak
level.The study reveals the nearly equal hand of men in being anxious as women .Every fifth
Indian suffers from anxiety disorder, or so goes the unwritten belief amoung the Indian
psychatrists. This study opens a platform for more discussion regarding the topic.As the
scientists are burning their head in finding out the presence of any genetic cause for anxiety this
data gives more burden to them as there arises the need to find out the reason for higher
prevalence of anxiety in men in certain population.Overall the data have a strong point for
discussion and discovery.
Keywords:Anxiety,Stress,Gender and anxiety… etc.
INTRODUCTION:
Anxiety is a feeling of excess nervousness on unthreatening situations .Feeling anxious is a
normal response to stress,as it can even be helpful at times.But if it oftenly get indulged in our
daily life then it is called “Anxiety disorder”.There are a variety of anxiety disorders
mainly,phobias,panic disorder,social anxiety,obsessive compulsive disorder(OCD),generalized
anxiety disorder(GAD)1. Whereas ASD,,PTSD and OCD are no longer considered as anxiety
disorder2. Anxiety disorders are common these days.The actual cause of anxiety is not yet
concluded but there are researches going on tofind whether it have any genetic cause .Symptoms
of anxiety disorder include physical and psychological symptoms3. Depending on the symptoms
shown the medication is prescribed by the physician.Anxiety medication are often used in
conjugation with psychotherapy .The question of “whether this anxiety disorder can be cured?”
still remains as a myth.But with real commitment of good therapist and doctor along with proper
compliance with the patient ,anxiety disorder can be relieved to a maximum extent.Anxiety,
affecting 25% of the population, is possibly the first stage to the serious-to-handle depression if
not addressed4.
METHDOLOGY
The aim was to identify the prevalence of anxiety in general population and analyze the data
according to gender.Eligible candidates were people above the age of 18 years. Questioner was
ANXIETY CONQUERING MASCULINEMINDS!
Abith Baburaj

2. sent by means of various online services including social networking sites and softwares. The
questioner used was from the standard scale to assess anxiety “The Beck Anxiety Inventory”
.Data was collected through google platform and analyzed with Microsoft Excel.
DISCUSSION
This data collected does not support the studies on anxiety prevalence which is usually high in
women than men. Many researches gives the evidence that women are more prone to anxiety
disorder than men . The chance of getting anxiety disorder is equal for both boys and girls upto
the age of 11. By the age of 15 girls are 2 times more prone to get anxiety than boys. But this
also depends on how they are brought up. The sexes learn to deal with fear in two different ways
: men have been conditioned to tackle problems head on,while women have been thought to
worry, ruminate and complain to each other. A number of epidemiological studies have shown
that anxiety disorders are highly prevalent and important causes of functional impairment.
METHDOLOGY
The aim was to identify the prevalence of anxiety in general population and analyze the data
according to gender. Eligible candidates were people above the age of 18 years. Questioner was
sent by means of various online services including social networking sites and softwares.The
questioner used was from the standard scale to assess anxiety “The Beck Anxiety Inventory”
.Data was collected through google platform and analyzed with Microsoft Excel.
RESULT:
The data collected through various means were of 279 candidates among which 129 were female
and 150 were male. On analyzing the data of female candidates 9 among them was suspected to
have potentially concerning levels of anxiety ,which constitute 6.9% of total female data
collected. 27 female candidates were found to have moderate anxiety .The rest of the candidates
showed least signs of anxiety. Analyzed data of male candidates showed surprising results,11
among 150 male candidates which constituted 7.3% of total data collected showed high anxiety
and 31 candidates(20.6%) showed signs of moderate anxiety.
Fig.1 : female candidates

3. Fig.2: male candidates
Fig3.: total percentage of participants in the survey
CONCLUSION
This study gives an idea that man are as anxious as that of women. The culture,the social habits
and the way they are brought up influences the mind of men and moulds their mind in such a
manner which will help them to concur fear,stress and anxiety. The attitude of men towards
anxiety is the main thing which clears their hands and make them unnoticed in anxious
conditions .
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