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Abstract
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CHAPTBR IX
Anxiety is the state of expecting danger or preparing
for it even though this danger might be an unknown one.
Normal anxiety had been always part of the fabric of every
day life. It was widespread and affected everybody. At
school, work and even in leisure time activities, anxiety
might be present.
This work was intended to study the impact of anxiety
on scholastic achievement among a sample of secondary
school stu4ents in Kaliubia Governorate.
The study included a mUltistage stratified random
sample of pupils of both sexes from the first and second
year of public secondary schools at different educational
zones in Kaliubia. Schools were chosen from educational
zones at random. Two classes were chosen randomly from
each school: A class from the first year and ~nother from
the second year. The study was carried out on a total of
38 classes including 1045 male and female pupils with ages
ranged between 15-19 years.
The standardized Arabic translation of Taylor’s test
was used to assess the level of anxiety among pupils.
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A questionnaire
following:
a- Individual features of pupils including age and sex.
b- Social features including residence, educational zone,
crowding index and social score.
c- Familial Features including nUmber and
siblings, Parental age, consanguinity and
education.
was designed to identify the
type of
parental
d- certain risks including birth order, practice of
hobbies, smoking, masturbation, medical history, number
of intimate friends, academic rank, relation with peers
and teacher, satisfaction with school curriculum,
history of failure, family coherence and familial
psychological troubles as well as scholastic
achievement which was obtained from school records.
The present study concluded the following:
1- Anxiety was found to be widely spread among adolescents
as they all tend to be anxious at this particular
period.
2- A significant difference of the level of anxiety was
found between male and female pupils. Higher anxiety
levels were encountered among female pupils.
3- Positive significant correlation was found between age
and anxiety level.
4- Significant zonal differences
anxiety levels were encountered
Khanka and Kafr Shokr zones.
were observed. Higher
among Banha, Tokh, El-
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5- The number of intimate friends in ’relation to anxiety
level was statistically significant.
6- Pupils bad relation with peers and teacher and nonsatisfaction
with school curriculum were behind the
precipitation of anxiety.
7- Father’s occupation significantly
pupils. Higher anxiety levels were
pupils whose fathers were holding
manual jobs.
8- Social and socioeconomic conditions had positive
significant effect on anxiety. Higher anxiety scores
were encountered among pupils from middle and high
social classes.
affects anxiety of
encountered among
semiskilled and
9- The role of the environmental factors was more obvious
than genetic factors in precipitation of anxiety.
10- Bad parental relation and incoherent families were
behind the precipitation of anxiety.
11- Anxiety significantly affects scholastic achievement.
Anxiety was one of the best predictors of scholastic
achievement among the coherent group.
The recommendation of this study is the application
and implementation of a school guidance program to
alleviate high anxiety level among pupils enrolled in the
different educational zones of Kaliubia Governorate.