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Abstract

The present research was deigned to study the relationship between anxiety in refugees & their gender. A sample of 200 adult Afghan Refugees residing in different Old Refugee Villages and Urban Refugee Settlements of NWFP, Pakistan was taken. It was hypothesized that Female Refugees would have a higher level of anxiety as compared with Male Refugees. IPAT Anxiety Scale Questionnaire (Self Analysis Form) was administered to see the difference in their level of anxiety. The results verified the hypothesis and it was found that Female Afghan Refugees possessed a higher level of anxiety then Male Afghan Refugees. The research Supports previous studies conducted in this regard by confirming that gender difference is positively correlated with anxiety disorders.