Relationship between Anxiety with Campus Life and the Style of Admission of Freshmen Physical Therapy Students

Abstract

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between physical therapy students’ anxiety with campus life and the style of their admission. [Subjects] The subjects were 86 freshmen physical therapy students. The recruits were divided into three groups based on their style of admission: the admission’s office (AO), designated recommendation (DR), and written examination (WE) groups. [Methods] The subjects’ anxiety with campus life was assessed using the College Life Anxiety Scale. [Results] The AO group subjects were admitted based on an oral presentation and questioning for 15 minutes, and reports of their high school record. Anxiety with assessments and the results of an examination were higher in the AO group than in the WE group, despite there being no significant differences in their actual examination results. There were no differences in anxiety with the daily living or maladjustment to college among the three groups. [Conclusion] In conclusion, it is likely the AO group tended to have more anxiety with assessments and less confidence in scholarship because they had no experience of written examination.