RESUMO
The present research was deigned to study the relationship between anxiety in refugees and 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