Table 2 Prevalence of anxiety levels in elementary students according to the cut-off values by age and gender
Social anxiety | Generalized anxiety | Total score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Normal No. (%) | High No. (%) | Normal No. (%) | High No. (%) | Normal No. (%) | High No. (%) | |
Age | ||||||
Preschool age (6 years old, n = 46) | 30 (19.6) | 16 (34.0) | 31 (19.4) | 15 (37.5) | 31 (19.6) | 15 (35.7) |
School age (7–10 years old, n = 154) | 123 (80.4) | 31 (66.0) | 129 (80.6) | 25 (62.5) | 127 (80.4) | 27 (64.3) |
P (df, χ 2 ) | 0.04 (1, 4.23) | 0.01 (1, 5.93) | 0.03 (1, 4.85) | |||
Gender | ||||||
Female (n = 144) | 107 (69.9) | 37 (78.7) | 112 (70.0) | 32 (80.0) | 110 (69.6) | 34 (81.0) |
Male (n = 56) | 46 (30.1) | 10 (21.3) | 48 (30.0) | 8 (20.0) | 48 (30.4) | 8 (19.0) |
P (df, χ 2 ) | 0.24 (1, 1.37) | 0.21 (1, 1.58) | 0.14 (1, 2.11) | |||
All (n = 200) | 153 (76.5) | 47 (23.5) | 160 (80.0) | 40 (20.0) | 158 (79.0) | 42 (21.0) |