The present research examined the relationships between A-Trait and A-State levels of 33 male and 15 female beginning scuba students prior to two difficult underwater tests. Both a unidimensional and a multidimensional measure of trait anxiety were used. S-R General Trait Anxiousness was a more useful instrument than the unidimensional STAI-Trait scale in predicting levels of state anxiety prior to underwater testing.
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