Beck anxiety inventory symptom comparisons between students in Lebanon and Canada

Abstract EN

The beck anxiety inventory (bai) was administered to students at the american university of beirut (aub), lebanon and at the university of calgary, canada.

the students were separated into male and female subgroups and comparisons were made on the basis of total symptom scores as well as subscale scores reflecting neurophysiological, subjective, panic and autonomic symptoms.

on all comparisons, lebanese students obtained significantly higher scores than the canadian students.

one-way anova tests across the subscales indicated that the lebanese female students consistently received the highest symptom scores.

symptoms which differentiated the lebanese students from the canadian students.

in descending order of significance, were: feeling hot, unable to relax, terrified, dizzy and lightheaded, and difficulty breathing.