A Study on Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale among College Students

Abstract

The Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale is an internationally used assessment tool for anxiety level however its acceptable factor structure remains fluid. This paper investigates the Anxiety level of college students with the help of Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale. The Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale was used for data collection. 36 college students 14 male and 22 female were selected from Haldwani, Nainital, Uttarakhand were selected for the purpose of study. The results of the study suggested that the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale is adequate to measure the anxiety level of male and females. There was no significant difference found between male and female in any variable.