Research Article | Open Access
ACADEMIC ANXIETY AMONG ADOLESCENT STUDENTS IMPACTED BY COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Ruqia Mohi-ud-Din, Dr. Mohammad Sayid Bhat
Pages: 1116-1120
Abstract
A study was conducted to find the academic anxiety of adolescent students who were impacted by COVID-19 Pandemic. The study was an attempt to explore the Impact of Gender, Academic Stream, and Type of School on Academic Anxiety of adolescent students. The investigation is grounded on the data collected from 200 adolescent students of Kashmir division of J&K (India) who were impacted by the pandemic directly or indirectly. Academic Anxiety scale developed by the researchers was used to collect the data. The study could not ascertain the influence of academic stream on academic anxiety among adolescent students. However, the results revealed that academic anxiety of adolescent students is affected by gender and type of school. The study concluded that male adolescent students possess high academic anxiety then female ones. Students studying in Private schools also possess more academic anxiety then those enrolled in Government.
Keywords
COVID-19 Pandemic; Academic Anxiety; Adolescent students;