Psychological Anxiety among Drivers of Public Vehicles in Omdurman Locality and its Relation with some Demographic Variables

Abstract

The study aimed at recognizing the psychological anxiety among drivers of public vehicles in Omdurman Locality and its relation with some demographic variables (residence, educational level) and to achieve this aim the researcher followed the descriptive analytical approach, and the sample included (40) selected by using the simple random method from Omdurman Locality, and the anxiety scale by Tylor was applied on the sample and then the data were analyzed by the Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS), the study reached the following findings: psychological anxiety among the drivers of public vehicles in Omdurman Locality is of a high degree, there are no significant statistical differences in psychological anxiety among drivers of public vehicles in Omdurman Locality due to the variable of residence, there are significant statistical differences in the psychological anxiety among drivers of public vehicles in Omdurman Locality due to the educational level in favour of basic education. Finally the researcher recommends that there should be a special and organized programme for drivers of public vehicles including guidance, counseling and treatment.