Relationship between the Results of Examinations at the end of a School Year and the “Anxiety with Campus Life” among Physical Therapy Freshmen

Abstract

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the results of examinations at the end of a school year and the “anxiety with campus life” evaluated using the College Life Anxiety Scale (CLAS). [Subjects] Eighty-eight physical therapy freshmen. [Methods] The students were divided into two groups according to the results of their examinations: the excellent group, and the poor group. The results of CLASs conducted in May, October, and the following February were compared between the groups. [Results] In the poor group, the anxiety with daily living and the feeling of maladjustment to college were significantly higher. The latter gradually became higher with time from admission. These students did not have good relationships with teachers. [Conclusion] Although the cause and effect was unclear, the students of the poor group tended to have high anxiety, especially the feeling of maladjustment to college. Teachers must endeavor to have frequent and friendly communication with such students.