To study sex differences in self-reported anxiousness, 1-74 graduate students (80 females 94 males were administered (i) `Omnibus' measures of anxiety (TAS and STAI), (ii) measures of anxiety defense (K & L scales of the MMPI), and (iii) adapted version of the S-R Inventory of Anxiousness. The findings are: (a) there are no significant sex differense, (b) on the S-R Inventory of Anxiousness, females reported significantly higher anxiousness in terms of either total inventory score or on physical danger and interpersonal ego-threat situations factors and physiological-distress and avoidance response-mode factors, (c) both females and males reported significantly higher anxiousness on physical danger as compared to interpersonal ego-threat situation factor and ?On avoidance then physiological-distress response-mode factor. The study pro- vides evidence for the multidemensional nature of anxiety and suggests that anxiety description can be improved by obtaining anxiety profiles on both situational and response factors for different groups.