Cross-Cultural Anxiety Levels in College Students from Four Countries

A dataset of 1,709 college students from the United States, Turkey, Mexico, and the Philippines, comparing levels of state and trait anxiety as measured by the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. The study was authored by Mustafa Baloglu of Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University and published via Papers with Code. Significant differences in anxiety levels were found between the national groups, with the highest scores among Philippines students.

Use Cases

• Compare state and trait anxiety scores across different cultural groups based on the study's findings.
• Investigate the correlation between age and anxiety levels as suggested by the description.
• Benchmark anxiety levels in student populations using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) as a reference.
• Analyze cross-national differences in psychopathology, with a focus on anxiety relative to other constructs.

Strengths

• Includes data from 1,709 participants, providing a substantial sample size for analysis.
• Focuses on a specific, measurable psychological construct using the standardized State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI).
• Compares four distinct national groups (American, Turkish, Mexican, Philippines), enabling cross-cultural analysis.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count for the underlying dataset is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Papers with Code, authored by Mustafa Baloglu of Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University.

Collection Method

Likely contains survey data collected via the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) from participating students.

Geography

United States, Turkey, Mexico, Philippines