Page No 277-286
Mohammad Sheikhiani and Bindu P Nair
University of Kerala, Trivandrum.
The main purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between proactive
coping skills and state-trait anxiety among teacher students of Bentolhoda
Teacher Education Center of Boushehr, Iran. The sample (N=120) was randomly
selected from the teacher students and stratified on the basis of their training
fields in to five groups: Mathematics Teaching, Primary School Teaching,
Experimental Sciences, Religion and Arabic Teaching, and Social Studies
Teaching. The age range of the participants was between 18 and 21 years. Two
validated instruments (Proactive Coping Inventory & State-Trait Anxiety) were
used in collecting data. Pearson product moment correlation coefficient and
multiple regression were utilized to analyze data. Correlation analyses showed
a significant reverse relationship between most of the proactive coping skills
and state-trait anxiety. Also, the regression analysis revealed that reflective
coping, instrumental support seeking, emotional support seeking, and proactive
coping were the most important factors which predicted state-trait anxiety. The
results are discussed in the light of available theoretical and empirical evidence
and the implications for intervention are suggested
.
.