Differential Performance on Taylor's Manifest Anxiety Scale by Black Private College Freshmen,a Partial Report

Abstract

Distributions of scores from Taylor's 1953 Manifest Anxiety Scale administered to 295 men and 361 women, selected from the 1052 participating students, were presented in graphic form. Means were higher than those reported by Taylor and gender differences were found. Pictorial views of the polygons for both the current freshman data and those for Taylor were similar, including the positive skewness. Results were expected to contribute to refinement of college counseling interventions.