Relationship between five Factors of personality and state and trait anxiety in girl students of Boarding schools

The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between five Factors of personality with state and trait anxiety. For this purpose from all girls boarding school Sarvelayat (n=324) about 200 student, were selected by random sampling ,That 88 students were studing in Junior high school and 112 students were studing in high school level. . In order to measuring personality and anxiety the student completed McCrae & Costa Personality Questionnaire (NEO) and Spielberger Anxiety Questionnaire (STAI). The data were analyzed by Multivariable Regression and and t-test. The results showed that two Factors of personality : extroversion and conscientiousness can predict the state and trait anxiety positively , and neuroticism predict state and trait anxiety negatively , The Agreeableness could not predict state and trait anxiety. Also Openness Experience could not predict state anxiety, but was a Meaningful and positive predictor of trait anxiety. The result of t test showed that There was not a Meaningful difference between anxiety of students in junior and high school level.