The Relationship Between Academic Anxiety and Academic Performance of Selected Students
The Relationship Between Academic Anxiety and Academic Performance of Selected Students
The Relationship Between Academic Anxiety and Academic Performance of Selected Students
TITLE PAGE
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ACADEMIC ANXIETY AND
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ABSTRACT
performance and academic anxiety. In doing this, the study analyzed the data from Senior
High School students of Angono Private High School. The thesis encompasses five
chapters. Chapter one includes general introduction and the background of the study. It
has explained the statement of the research problem. It has also presented the research
questions, as well as the research hypothesis and the relevance of this study. Chapter one
also discussed the limitations of the study and theoretical framework. Chapter two
delineated the review of related literature that are relevant with the study. This involves
introduction to anxiety, factors involved and the effect of anxiety in student’s academic
this study. Chapter two also narrates recommendations to lessen stress and also narrates
Chapter three discusses research design, the purpose of the study to educate and
give awareness on what the students experiencing anxiety to their academic performance.
The subjects, 40 Senior High School students of Angono Private High School. Chapter
three also includes sampling technique which is the probability sampling. It has also
explained the instrumentation, as well as the data collection and data analysis. Chapter
four focuses on the data that were collected using survey questionnaires. The
summarizes the findings of the study which revealed the relationship of academic anxiety
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The researchers would like to express their gratitude to all the people who in one
way or another contributed in the completion of this study. Special mention given to the
following:
To our Almighty God for giving us the knowledge, strength, courage, protection
and the ability to do work, and his Guidance that aided us to be able to accomplish and
To our beloved school, Angono Private High School who has given us
everything throughout our journey and to their never-ending love and support to all their
students.
To Ms. Joyce Anne S. Olinares who encouraged and directed us. For providing
us the time and guidance. Her challenges brought our research study towards a
completion. It is with her supervision that our research study came into existence.
Furthermore, the researchers wish to show appreciation to all the students, the
respondents. Their names cannot be revealed, but we want to acknowledge their help
and transparency during our research. Their information has helped us in completing this
research study.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TITLE PAGE................................................................................................................................1
ABSTRACT..................................................................................................................................2
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT............................................................................................................3
TABLE OF CONTENTS.............................................................................................................4
CHAPTER 1.................................................................................................................................5
INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................5
Background of the Study............................................................................................................6
Statement of the Research Problem............................................................................................7
Research Hypothesis...................................................................................................................8
Relevance of the Study...............................................................................................................9
Scope and Limitations..............................................................................................................10
Theoretical Framework.............................................................................................................11
Definition of Terms..................................................................................................................13
CHAPTER 2...............................................................................................................................14
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE................................................................................14
Introduction of Anxiety and Mental Health..............................................................................14
Factors Involved in Student’s Academic Performance.............................................................15
Relationship between the Student’s Academic Anxiety to their Academic Performance.........16
Effects of Academic Anxiety to Student’s Performance...........................................................17
Recommendation to Manage and Lessen Stress.......................................................................18
CHAPTER 3...............................................................................................................................20
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY..............................................................................................20
Research Design.......................................................................................................................20
Subjects of The Study...............................................................................................................20
Sampling Schemes....................................................................................................................21
Instrumentation.........................................................................................................................21
Data Collection.........................................................................................................................22
Data Analysis............................................................................................................................23
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Ethical Consideration................................................................................................................23
CHAPTER 4...............................................................................................................................25
PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS, AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA...............................25
1. The Relationship Between Academic Anxiety and Academic Performance of Students. .26
2. The Relationship Between Academic Anxiety and Family and Home Setting of Students
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3. Various Forms of Anxiety Experienced by the Students...................................................39
4. Gender as a Factor in Adding Student's Academic Anxiety..............................................44
5. Grade Level as a Factor in Adding Student's Academic Anxiety......................................47
CHAPTER 5...............................................................................................................................50
RESEARCH CONCLUSION AND DISCUSSION..................................................................50
Introduction to Chapter 5..........................................................................................................50
Summary of Findings...............................................................................................................50
Conclusion................................................................................................................................52
Recommendation......................................................................................................................53
APPENDICES.............................................................................................................................54
Research Instrument Used:.......................................................................................................54
Raw Data:.................................................................................................................................58
Curriculum Vitae......................................................................................................................60
REFERENCES:..........................................................................................................................69
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CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
Philippines. Senior high school students develop themselves as individuals that can be an
asset in the future. Hence, mental health issues can arise at a very young age especially to
the senior high school students. These issues are hinder to students with their academic
should be a great medium for students and other people to gain inquiries about anxiety
and also to identify the relationship between students' anxiety to their academic
performance.
Academic pressure is increasing for the past few years. Too much school works,
activities, and examinations that a student must comply. Students are pressured from the
expectations of their parents that they must excel and achieve good grades. Lack of
parental support are also one of the reasons why student's stress is increasing that can
result to anxiety. The Global-School-based Student Health Survey found that 16.8% of
students aged 13-17 attempted to commit suicide one or more times. Approximately,
there are 16% frequency of mental disorder among children according to the assessment
saw that there are increased anxiety levels in student. About one third of teenagers have
anxiety disorder and 8% of them are seriously impaired. The Anxiety and Depression
Association of America found that one in every eight children affected by anxiety and
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80% they do not receive treatment. Disturbed family dynamics, peer pressure, inability to
cope with studies, drug abuse and lack of competence are the reason of stress during
anxiety of students is fear of failing, expectation to have good grades and complying
activities on time. Extreme level of academic anxiety are the reason of student's poor
mental health and academic performance. This study will only focus on the relationship
of the increasing anxiety to their academic performance, the reasons why their mental
state is affected by their academic performance and also the prevalence of mental health
issues.
Academic anxiety is the hinder for students on their academic achievement. The
seek for professional help and counseling. Despite of the current situation of students
with their mental health problems, there still a limited health facility provided and
Anxiety is a feeling of unease, such as worry or fear that can be mild, moderate or
severe. Everyone has feeling of anxiety at some point in their life. Feeling anxious is
sometimes perfectly normal however; people with severe form of anxiety find it had to
control their worries. Their feeling of anxiety is more constant and often affects their
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performance or daily life. If a student experiences an increase level of anxiety, the
Findings of this study will improve the knowledge of not just students but the
general public on anxiety so that they can stand a better chance to manage anxiety and are
able to prevent anxiety disorders that are often associated with extreme levels of anxiety.
performance?
2. Is there a relationship between academic anxiety and family and home setting of
students?
Research Hypothesis
The study assumes to know the relationship between academic anxiety and
independent variable and the student's academic performance as the dependent variable
will sum up the whole study. The researchers will give primary responses in the given
problem.
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H0: There is no significant relationship between academic anxiety and academic
performance of students.
H0: There is no significant relationship between academic anxiety and family and
H: Family and Home Setting of students take part in student’s academic anxiety.
H1: Social anxiety is one of the types of anxiety experienced by the students.
This study should be a great medium for students and other people to gain
inquiries about anxiety. The researchers conducted this study to distinguish the
collecting data and other information. It can provide as a basis for other researchers to
widen their study and ideas. Therefore, this study will not only provide the benefits to the
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students and researchers but also to other people. The findings and outcome of this study
Students
It will help students by gaining information and data about the relationship
researchers. It will give them insights that anxiety is real and it can affect the academic
Teachers
enough thoughts and ideas, the teachers can carefully handle students while he/she is
The People
This study will also be relevant and beneficial for all people. By learning and
knowing what anxiety is, it can open doors for others and became aware and sensitive for
The study will only focus on the relationship between academic anxiety and
academic performance of students. The researchers will only get the reasons if the
students' academic performance is affected by his or her mental state. The study will also
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provide the various forms of anxiety that the students are facing. Furthermore, the study
The study does not seek to include other factors that is not related to the study and
Theoretical Framework
The Inverted-U Theory was created by psychologists Robert Yerkes and John
Dodson in the year 1908. This theory explains an understandable relationship between
these two: pressure and performance. Inverted-U Theory also known as the Yerkes-
Dodson Law is a theory that will appear when there is correlation between pressure and
performance. This theory owes its name to the line, in the form of an inverted U. As
stated by Yerkes and Dodson, when people experience or feel a right amount of pressure
that is needed to do work, they can perform effectively. Nonetheless, if there is more
Yerkes and Dodson (1908) who found an inverted-U theory relationship between strength
an appealing explanation for performance flaws. In many ways this explanation fits into
the observations but in reality, is too simplistic. The Inverted-U theory suggests that there
both higher and lower that the optimum, performances. The rationale for this relationship
is that when an individual experiences a low-level stress he or she is not activated and
does not evince improved performance; when the individual experiences too high a level
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of stress, he or she may spend more time and other resources in coping with stress and
invest less effort in performing the task, resulting in a relatively lower level of
performances. Thus, a moderate amount of stress causes the individual to activated and
The current study used the inquiry of Robert Yerkes and John Dodson's Inverted
performance. In addition, this theory provides deeper insights and understanding on how
a person is affected by his or her current mental state. The researchers provide this theory
due to the possible results of the anxiety or stress that a person feels towards his or her
performance. By using this theory, it can give a wider perspective on how people do their
daily tasks and activities. According to Yerkes and Dodson, the peak performance is
achieved when the level of pressure that a person experience is appropriate for the work
they are doing. People are more likely to do their tasks efficiently and effectively if they
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are surrounded by a minimal and a healthy pressure. Likewise, students can perform
The relationship between pressure and performance shows that right amount of
pressure can be beneficial to people, motivate people in a good and healthy way but this
theory also explains that too much or little pressure has a negative pact to a person's
performance especially when they feel out of control. Academic performances are
Definition of Terms
Inverted-U Theory - is a theory that sheds light on the relation between performance and
pressure or arousal
It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate
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Stress - the degree to which you feel overwhelmed or unable to cope as a result of
pressures that are unmanageable. It is our body’s response to pressures from a situation or
life event.
CHAPTER 2
Anxiety is your body’s way of telling you that there is something in the
environment in need of your attention. High levels of anxiety cause your body to prepare
to fight or run away from the perceived threat - commonly called the “fight-or-flight
response.” (Cornell University, 2015). This study come up with understanding the
generating and building motivation. Furthermore, having high level of anxiety can hinder
the other hand, lesser amount of anxiety would also result in absence of motivation to
In 2015, the global prevalence of common mental illnesses such as depression and
anxiety disorders are estimated at 5.5% and 3.6%, respectively; suicide accounts for 1.5%
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of global deaths in the same year (WHO, 2017). Mental health disorders produce a
sizeable burden to its victims. Literature suggests that mental illness can cause days out
of work, loss of productivity, financial drain from treatment costs, family and caregiver
stress and loss of life (Bronsard et al., 2016; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
2011). Mental health problems, being developmental in nature and aetiology, are best
By the report, most of the students (64.4%) have experienced between moderate
to high levels of stress while others (35.6%) appeared to have low stress levels. The
results manifested that high academic stress will eventually indicate poor academic
performance
Stress level of a students may exist due to the different factors. Subramani and
Kadhiravan (2017) revealed the link between academic stress and mental health among
students. They further concluded that academic stress and mental health are correlated.
The factors why academic stress of students arising are caused by parents’ high
expectations to their child’s grade, and there is not enough support and guidance to the
students. The researchers also propounded that the students from private schools are more
pressurized compared to the students from government school. This is due to the
University of Kenya. The focus of the research was on the analysis of fearful reactions to
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academic activities, emotional responses to difficult learning activities, the study of
deficit skills and the task-generated intervention among students and their role in
academic achievement. To validate the study's first objective, the study found that when
Findings indicate that the feeling of rapid heartbeat was an emotional response to
challenging learning activities in order to assess the second objective that sought to
explore the level of emotional patterns among students. With regard to the third
objective, it has been identified that the high standards and demands of the school and
parents place a great deal of pressure on them. With regard to the final objective,
respondents acknowledged that they made modest attempts to get things right, gave up on
hard-to-get learning tasks easily, and saw no reason to engage in challenging academic
Performance
performance. Students with high levels of anxiety are unable to perform at the best of
their ability. The purpose of the study conducted by Shangal Mirawdali et al. 2018, was
to determine the extent of academic anxiety and its effects on academic performance and
explore if social and family sources of anxiety have effects on academic performance.
Academic anxiety is the main reason why massive number of students struggles with
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their academic performances. It is difficult for students to express their ability and their
best to perform.
academic stress of students from the University of Kenya. This study involves regression
and one or more independent variables. It concludes that a student with a higher stress
level will lead to a poorer academic performance. It also depends to the course or track of
academic tasks for the reason that they have fear of failing in school. If the student
connects their low performances in school to their self-worth, the pressure that they put to
themselves can cause anxiety. The other factor associated to the students’ academic
performance are social and family anxiety (Shangal Mirawdali et al, 2018
Perceived Family Support Predicts Anxiety Level among Highly Anxious University
communicate regularly with others. There is a need to explore ways in which social
design, the significant relationship between social anxiety and its dimensions to perceived
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social support (general, family, friends, significant others among highly anxious
undergraduate students.
They often tend to be very anxious in situations involving criticism and humiliation,
contact with physical gender, and speaking in public or with authority, while mildly
interaction with strangers. Among very anxious college-level adolescents, high perceived
social support (general) predicted lower social anxiety when communicating with
strangers. Most significantly high perceived family support predicted lower general social
formal educational years, should establish systems, wherein actual and potential mental
health problems among the youth can be addressed. The link between mental health of
students, and academic engagement (Reis, Hoppe, & Schröder, 2015; Roth, 2013), and
Although stress can be overwhelming and can lead to a state of sadness in many
teens, a study conducted by Reddy et al. (2018), they conclude it is vital to manage stress
of the students. Their study suggested remedies that may help students deal with stress. It
includes mindful meditation, practice yoga, and psychotherapy. On the other hand, stress
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can be managed by focusing ones’ welfare. Dimitrov (2017), claimed that focusing on
In the Philippines, there is an article by Elemia C. (2018) stated that the Mental
Health Act would ensure the rights and welfare of persons with mental health needs and
mental health professionals; provide mental health services down to the barangays;
tertiary hospitals; improve mental healthcare facilities; and promote mental health
education in schools and workplaces. Having this affordable, accessible and equitable
health act can help people in consultation and prevent mental-illness in the long run. This
act in an essential piece in nurturing healthy minds and raising awareness regarding
mental health.
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CHAPTER 3
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Research Design
The purpose of the study was to educate and give awareness on what most of
the students of Angono Private High School that experiencing anxiety to their
academic performance. The study employed a quantitative approach with the use of
basic analytical techniques. Also utilized were correlational and regression designs to
allow it draw inferences from the existing disparity between the independent and
dependent variables in the present study. Correlation suited the study because it
On the other hand, Pearson correlation analysis was used to determine the
with academic outcomes. Indeed, the design was suitable because it sought to
performance of students.
The subjects of the study were the selected Senior High School students of
Angono Private High School, school year 2020-2021. The respondents that
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participated in the research were Grade 11 to Grade 12 senior high school students
from Angono Private High School. The researchers acquired twenty (20) students that
represented the grade 11, ten (10) boys and ten (10) girls. And twenty (20) students
represented grade 12, ten (10) boys and ten (10) girls, for a total of forty (40) students
to answer the provided questionnaire. The random students who have experienced
academic anxiety because of load works in school were needed for their respective
Sampling Schemes
equal chance to be chosen. The study had a total sample of 40 senior high school
students from Angono Private High School. 20 students were randomly selected from
Grade 11 and 12, both with equal number of girls and boys. With this technique, the
study gained unbiased response from the sample and further investigate the
technique guarantees just and neutral answer from the sample. This were done by
Instrumentation
The instrument used was Likert five-point rating scale checklist which made
by the researchers to accumulate the required information for the research. The said
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rating scale gives more than two choices where the respondents can respond and rate
themselves to address the question being asked. It is a scale of five points that allows
the respondent to express how much they agree with a particular statement or
disagree with it. In the Section B, there are 15 items and the respondents answered
the following questions which were answerable by the basis of Likert 5- point scale.
The questionnaire that the researchers used was the Likert five-point rating
scale checklist. This instrument was previously used by J. A. Akande (2014) in their
study on A Study of Level and Sources of Stress Among Secondary School Students.
The reliability of the instrument was established through a test-re-test method of three
weeks interval that involved students that did not participate in the research. The
number of items in this area were thirty-five (35) A reliability co-efficient of 0.73
Data Collection
Through time, academic anxiety became a real threat to the students. That is
why the researchers took their time to do brainstorming and came up with this study.
They came up with the title “The Relationship Between Academic Anxiety and
Academic Performance of Selected Students. The researchers chose this title since it
is aligned with their Humanities and Social Sciences Strand. Moreover, it was
relevant and needed to further discuss and elaborate. The first thing the researchers
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did was they established the statement of the problem, hypothesis and significance of
the study. After this, they solidified their study by doing research and carefully
analyzed past studies that were related to their chosen topic. The study had 40
students as respondents that all came from Angono Private High School. The
questionnaires were used as a material for the gathering of the data. By the use of
Likert five-point rating scale, the researchers tallied and interpreted the data that they
Data Analysis
each answer in order to prove the purpose of the study and the statement of this study.
After the gathering the data collected, they used SPSS and Excel to analyze and
Ethical Consideration
As mentioned above, this study has respondents from Grade 11 and 12. The
researchers acquired twenty (20) students represented grade 11, ten (10) boys and ten
(10) girls. And twenty (20) students represented grade 12, ten (10) boys and ten (10)
girls. Random students who have experienced academic anxiety due to workloads at
school were needed for their respective responses to support the study. The
researchers carefully explained the background and purpose of the study and why
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they were fitted as the research respondent. In addition, researchers sincerely asked
the respondents if they were willing to answer the questionnaire. Some personal
identifiable information disclosed to the public for the privacy of the respondents.
The researchers acknowledge the respondents for their cooperation in the study and
update them for the result. Moreover, the processes involved in making the study
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CHAPTER 4
This chapter will present all the findings, analysis and interpretation of the data
that has been derived from online questionnaire forms. A total of 40 students as the
respondents were asked regarding the relationship of academic anxiety and their
academic performance. This chapter also includes profiling, tables and charts that
Figure 4.0 Age of the Respondents Figure 4.1 Sex of the Respondents
40 respondents ages 14 to 18 years old were presented, mostly the larger number
are at the higher age of 17 to 18 years old which is 42.5% and 40.0% out of 100% while
the lower age is 14 to 16 years old accounting to 2.5% and 15.0% of the respondents. The
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.
The findings of this study showed that majority of the respondents are from the
grade 11 students from HUMSS that has 6 respondents and from STEM that has also 6
respondents. The remaining numbers of the respondents are from the grade 11 and grade
12 students. HUMSS students that has respondents ranges from 1 to 6. STEM students
range from 1 to 6 respondents. HEARTS that have 4 respondents. ABM that has students
Students
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Figure 4.3 Result of Academic Anxiety Test
Frequency Percentage
Strongly Agree 4 10%
Agree 21 53%
Neutral 11 28%
Disagree 3 8%
Strongly Disagree 1 3%
TOTAL 40 100%
The research question number 1 measures the academic anxiety a student has by
asking set of questions. For the first question, a dominating 21 out of 40 respondents
answered Agree that they often feel stressed and nervous while participating in class
which is a highest 53% out of 100%. The least number scored 1 which is Strongly
Disagree that is the lowest 3% out 100%. Furthermore, 4 respondents answered Strongly
Agree which is 10% out of 100%. 11 respondents answered Neutral which is 28% out of
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Figure 4.4 Result of Academic Anxiety Test
Frequency Percentage
Strongly Agree 8 20%
Agree 15 37.5%
Neutral 10 25%
Disagree 4 10%
Strongly Disagree 3 7.5%
TOTAL 40 100%
respondents answered Agree that when they finished a hard test, they are afraid to see
their score which is a highest 37% out of 100%. The least number scored 3 which is
Strongly Disagree that is also has the lowest 8% out of 100%. Other category tallied 8 out
answered Neutral which is 25%. Lastly, 4 respondents responded for Disagree which is
10% respectively.
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Figure 4.5 Result of Academic Anxiety Test
Frequency Percentage
Strongly Agree 10 25%
Agree 15 38%
Neutral 8 20%
Disagree 5 13%
Strongly Disagree 2 5%
TOTAL 40 100%
For the third question under research question number 1, a high-rank 15 out of 40
respondents answered Agree that they feel discourage and unconfident over a low score
in an exam/ a quiz which is a soaring 38% out of 100%. On the other hand, the least
number tallied 2 for Strongly Disagree which is the lowest 5% out of 100%. In addition,
Neutral which is 20%. Lastly, for Disagree it tallied 5 respondents which is 13% out of
100% respectively.
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Figure 4.6 Result of Academic Anxiety Test
Frequency Percentage
Strongly Agree 7 18%
Agree 8 20%
Neutral 12 30%
Disagree 7 18%
Strongly Disagree 6 15%
TOTAL 40 100%
respondents responded Neutral that when they are doing recitation, they are having
panic attacks which is the leading 30% out of 100%. The least number tallied 6 out of 40
respondents for Strongly Disagree which is also the lowest 15% out of 100%.
Additionally, 8 respondents answered Agree which is 20%. While Strongly Agree and
Frequency Percentage
Strongly Agree 7 18%
Agree 9 23%
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Neutral 14 35%
Disagree 7 18%
Strongly Disagree 3 8%
TOTAL 40 100%
The data shown from fifth question under research question number 1, 14 out of
40 respondents answered neutral if they have a fear in presenting in front of the class. It
covers 35% of the result. Out of 40 students, 9 students agreed to the questions which
covers 23% of the result while 18% of the result, strongly agreed and disagree. The
remaining 3 respondents strongly disagreed which means that they do not have a fear in
Frequency Percentage
With Highest Honors 1 3%
With High Honors 10 25%
With Honors 23 58%
I do not belong to the honors list of my 6 15%
section
TOTAL 40 100%
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Table 4.5 Frequency Table of Academic Performance of Students
The data shown from the last question under research question number 1, 58% of
the respondents belon to the list of with honors. 25% of them belong to the list of with
high honors, 6% of them does not belong to any honors list while only 1% of the
Figure 4.9 Scatter Plot of Academic Anxiety and Academic Performance of Students
Correlations
Academic Academic
Anxiety Performance
Academic Anxiety Pearson Correlation 1 -.539**
Sig. (2-tailed) .000
N 40 40
Academic Performance Pearson Correlation -.539** 1
Sig. (2-tailed) .000
N 40 40
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**. Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).
Table 4.6 Pearson Correlation of Academic Anxiety and Academic Performance of Students
The mean of academic anxiety that the 40 respondents have is 3.38 or Neutral
which means all them have experienced academic anxiety in the time of participating and
having classes, but not that aggressive. While the mean of the academic performance of
selected students is 2.15 which means most of them belong in With Honors of their
respective section. The researchers used Pearson r to know the relationship of the two
means that the two variables are inversely correlated to each other. This happens when
one variable increases the other variable decreases. For this, when the academic anxiety
of a student increases, his academic performance decreases moderately. While once his
that a student with a higher stress level will lead to a poorer academic performance. This
supports the same findings where the correlation of the two variables is inversely
2. The Relationship Between Academic Anxiety and Family and Home Setting of
Students
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Frequency Percentage
Strongly Agree 5 13%
Agree 8 20%
Neutral 12 30%
Disagree 11 28%
Strongly Disagree 4 10%
TOTAL 40 100%
Figure 4.10 Result of Family and Home Setting of Students
The research question number 2 sought to answer what are the factors contributes
to the student’s anxiety. The 12 out of 40 respondents answered neutral that they are not
pressurized to achieve high grades from their parents. It covers 30% of the result. The
28% disagreed, 20% of them agreed, 13% of them strongly agreed that they are
Frequency Percentage
Strongly Agree 2 5%
Agree 4 10%
Neutral 8 20%
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Disagree 19 48%
Strongly Disagree 7 18%
TOTAL 40 100%
Table 4.8 Frequency Table of Family and Home Setting of Students
The data shown above which the student doesn’t feel enough support from their
family, 19 out of the respondents disagreed which means that they are supported by their
family. It covers 48% of the result. 20% of them answered neutral, 18% of them strongly
disagreed. While the 10% of the respondents, agreed with the question. The remaining
5% of the respondents strongly agreed that they don’t feel any support.
Frequency Percentage
Strongly Agree 13 33%
Agree 17 43%
Neutral 9 23%
Disagree 1 3%
Strongly Disagree 0 0%
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TOTAL 40 100%
Table 4.9 Frequency Table of Family and Home Setting of Students
The number of students performing household chores in the house is shown in the
table. The percentage of students who agree to the questionnaire that they do household
chores in their home is 43%, which is higher than the percentage of students who strongly
agree, which is only 33%. Then, for the third results, there is a significant difference
between them and the second results in that the third results show that 23% answer
Neutral, and the last two 3% answer Disagree and 0% Strongly Disagree.
Frequency Percentage
Strongly Agree 6 15%
Agree 10 25%
Neutral 16 40%
Disagree 6 15%
Strongly Disagree 2 5%
TOTAL 40 100%
The data shown above represent the number of students who are unable to
the last three results Strongly Agree and Disagree, with 15% they can't focus on their
studies because of the noisy neighborhood and the rest they don't have a noisy
Figure 4.14 Scatter Plot of Academic Anxiety and Home Setting of Students
Correlations
Academic Family and
Table 4.11 Pearson Correlation of Academic Anxiety and Home Setting of Students
Subramani and Kadhivaran (2017) further concluded that the factors why
academic stress of students arising are caused by parent’s expectation, and they are lack
of support and guidance. The mean of family and home setting of the students was 3.18
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which means that the half of the respondents were pressurize from their parents and they
were still expected to do household chores. On the other hand, the mean of the academic
anxiety was 3.38 which means all of them have experienced anxiety when participating in
To validate the result and relationship between academic anxiety to family and
home setting of the students, the researchers used Pearson R. The result was 0.31 which
indicates that the relationship was positive. If one factor of stressor came from family and
home setting, the academic anxiety of the students will increase too.
Figure 4.15 Result of the Various Forms of Anxiety Experienced by the Students
Frequency Percentage
Strongly Agree 0 0%
Agree 5 13%
Neutral 15 38%
Disagree 17 43%
Strongly Disagree 3 8%
TOTAL 40 100%
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Table 4.12 Frequency Table of the Various Forms of Anxiety Experienced by the Students
According to the information in the table, the students have difficulty getting
along with their classmates and teachers. 43% disagree, indicating that they get along
well with their classmates and teachers. 38% are Neutral, not favoring one side or the
other when it comes to having problems with their classmates and teachers, 13% Agree,
Figure 4.16 Result of the Various Forms of Anxiety Experienced by the Students
Frequency Percentage
Strongly Agree 10 25%
Agree 12 30%
Neutral 7 18%
Disagree 7 18%
Strongly Disagree 4 10%
TOTAL 40 100%
Table 4.13 Frequency Table of the Various Forms of Anxiety Experienced by the Students
As per the data shown above, students began to question their self-worth if they
received lower grades. 30% Agree, with 25% Strongly Agreeing, that they began to doubt
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their own worth. Neutral and Disagree received the same percentage which is 18%.
Figure 4.17 Result of the Various Forms of Anxiety Experienced by the Students
Respondents Percentage
Strongly Agree 6 15%
Agree 11 28%
Neutral 12 30%
Disagree 10 25%
Strongly Disagree 1 3%
TOTAL 40 100%
Table 4.14 Frequency Table of the Various Forms of Anxiety Experienced by the Students
For the third item under the research question number 3, 12 out of 40 respondents
responded Neutral that they are having trouble in telling and exchanging their thoughts
with others which is the leading 30% out of 100%. The least number tallied 1 out of 40
respondents for Strongly Disagree which is also the lowest 3% out of 100%. In addition,
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Mean
I have trouble getting along with my classmates and teachers 2.55
I started questioning my self-worth if I get lower grades 3.43
I have trouble in telling and exchanging thoughts my thoughts to others 3.28
responded for Agree which is 28%. While 10 respondents responded Disagree which is
Figure 4.18 Mean Score of the Various Forms of Anxiety Experienced by the Students
Table 4.15 Mean Table of the Various Forms of Anxiety Experienced by the Students
According to Nancy, W.M. Gichohi's (2019) study, anxiety has a negative impact
Relating their third goal, it has been determined that the high standards and demands of
the school and parents place a great deal of pressure on the students. However, based on
the first data shown above, the highest percentage of students disagree that they have
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difficulty getting along with their classmates and teachers, but previous research indicates
that one of the various forms of anxiety experienced by students is by parents who have
high expectations for their child and high standards and demands of the school, and
parents put a greater pressure on them. According to the research (Shangal Mirawdali et
al, 2018) Anxiety has an impact on students' academic performance; they tend to stress
about academic tasks because they are afraid of failing in school. In the study of Nancy,
W.M. Gichohi's (2019) study, the study's first objective, the study discovered that when
concerned about the effects of poor academic response. According to the second data
shown above, the majority of students agree and strongly agree that they began to
question their self-worth if they received a lower grade. If a student connects their low-
cost from their academic performance to their self-esteem, the pressure they put on
Perceived Family Support Predicts Anxiety Level Among Highly Anxious University
Students. Adolescents who are under pressure to communicate with others on a regular
basis. The last data shown above shows that most students answered neutral, indicating
that they have or have not experienced difficulty in telling and exchanging their thoughts
with others. Eleven students answered agree, indicating that they have difficulty telling
The study found the various forms anxiety experiencing by the students is that
they starting to question their self-worth if they get lower grades and has trouble to
express and exchange their ideas and thoughts to others but these two are in Neutral
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4. Gender as a Factor in Adding Student's Academic Anxiety
Frequency Percentage
Strongly Agree 3 8%
Agree 8 20%
Neutral 18 45%
Disagree 7 18%
Strongly Disagree 4 10%
TOTAL 40 100%
Table 4.16 Frequency Table of Gender as a Factor in Adding Student’ Academic Anxiety
For the first item under the research question number 4, it revealed that 18
respondents which is 45% out of 100% were uncertain if they are organizing and always
scheduling their time in doing their tasks. It was interesting to note that 20% of the
participants agreed that they are organized and responsible in scheduling and managing
their time for their tasks. Furthermore, 18% of the respondents disagreed, 10% strongly
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Figure 4.20 Result of Gender as a Factor in Adding Student’ Academic Anxiety
Frequency Percentage
Strongly Agree 13 33%
Agree 5 13%
Neutral 13 33%
Disagree 6 15%
Strongly Disagree 3 8%
Table 4.17 Frequency Table TOTAL 40 100% of Gender as a Factor in
As per the second item under the research question number 4, Strongly Agree and
Neutral both tallied 13 out of 40 respondents that they feel emotional whenever they get
lower grades which is 33% out of 100%. The least number tallied 3 out of 40 respondents
which is 8% out of 100% for Strongly Disagree. And as per the data shown above, 6
respondents responded Disagree which is 15%. And the last is 5 respondents responded
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Figure 4.21 Mean of Female and Male Experiencing Academic Anxiety
The data for male students shows 3.12 as the mean. Compare to a higher 3.64
mean for female. The data gave Neutral but a higher mean for female shows that more
female is affected and have experienced academic anxiety. The same findings were done
by (Rezazadeh, M. 2019) where the test anxiety score among female students was
meaningfully higher than the mean of test anxiety score among male students. Also, this
is because of the difference in the socialization patterns of males and females. More
pressure is placed on females to succeed in school than males. This leads to the increase
in test anxiety levels because girls essentially are afraid to fail; each testing situation is
seen as another possible chance of failure. Another possible explanation is that “males are
more defensive about admitting anxiety because it might be seen as threatening to their
masculinity; they are trained to cope with anxiety by denying it or by finding ways to
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Figure 4.22 Mean of Grade 11 & Grade 12 Experiencing Academic Anxiety
After analyzing the results and the data that the researchers gathered, Grade 11
got 3.45 mean, while Grade 12 got 3.31 meaning grade 11 and grade 12 are both neutral
in determining if grade level affects students’ academic anxiety. This means that they are
affected because of their grade level but the grade level does not add much to the stress of
grade 11 and grade 12 students. There are reasons why the result is neutral. A research
study by Nancy, W.M. Gichohi (2019) explains that most students in higher institutions
are affected by anxiety, particularly among those pursuing challenging and difficult
courses. Grade 11 and grade 12 students were not getting anxiety because of their grade
level, students in higher institutions meaning students in colleges and universities were
the ones who are affected by their grade level, they are having a hard time studying
because of the courses that they are pursuing that is why they are having academic
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Students from grade 11 and grade 12 may not be including their grade level as
one of the main factors why they are having academic anxiety, there are some factors that
they experience, it may be happening in school, their home, or the people that have high
expectations from them. Stress level of a student may exist due to the different factors.
Subramani and Kadhiravan (2017) revealed the link between academic stress and mental
health among students. They further concluded that academic stress and mental health are
correlated. The factors why academic stress of students arising are caused by parents’
high expectations to their child’s grade, and there is not enough support and guidance to
the students.
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CHAPTER 5
Introduction to Chapter 5
This chapter represent overall summary of the study. It seeks to give a detailed
summary of the research findings, conclusions and recommendations drawn from the
research findings.
Summary of Findings
performance?
- The relationship of the two variables was -0.53 which is a moderate negative
correlation. The two variables were inversely correlated to each other and this happens
when one variable increases the other variable decreases. For this, when the academic
2. Is there a relationship between academic anxiety and family and home setting of
students?
- The relationship of academic anxiety and family and home setting of students
was 0.31 which indicates that the relationship was positive but weak. If one factor of
stressor came from family and home setting, the academic anxiety of the students will
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increase too. But if one factor of stressor from family and home setting decreases, the
- For the three set of questions, the mean for students who have trouble to get
along with their classmates and teachers was 2.55 which means they Disagree and have
experienced the opposite. The mean for students who started questioning their self-worth
if they got lower grades was 3.43 which means most of them have experienced
questioning their self-worth but not aggressive. And for the last one, the mean for
students who have trouble to express and exchange thoughts to others was 3.28 which
means the respondents have experienced this but not so strong and extreme.
Overall, the study found the various forms of anxiety experienced by students are
they started questioning their self-worth if they got lower grades and have trouble to
express and exchange their thoughts to others but these two are in Neutral category and
- The data gave Neutral for both gender but a higher mean for female which is
3.64 shows that more female is affected and have experienced academic anxiety compare
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- The result shows Neutral for both grade 11 and grade 12. Both grade level is
affected and have experienced academic anxiety because of their grade level but the
grade level does not add much to the stress of grade 11 and grade 12 students.
Conclusion
correlated.
2. The study revealed that the relationship between academic anxiety and family and
3. The study found the various forms anxiety experiencing by the students is that they
starting to question their self-worth if they get lower grades and has trouble to express
and exchange their ideas and thoughts to others but these two are in Neutral category and
4. The results of gender as factor in adding student's academic anxiety is that female is
5. The respondents of grade level demonstrated neutral both of the grade level affecting
and experiencing academic anxiety, implying that they are affected by their grade level
but the grade level does not add significantly to the stress of grade 11 and grade 12.
The researcher concluded the two variables are inversely related to one another.
This occurs when one variable increases the other decreases. As a result, when a student's
Whereas once his/her academic anxiety subsides, his/her academic performance improves
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noticeably. The relationship of academic anxiety and family and home setting of students
is 0.31 which denotes that the relationship was positive, but weak. And the various forms
of anxiety are they starting to question their self-worth when they get lower grades and
has trouble to express and exchange their thoughts to others. In terms by gender,
academic anxiety has an impact on females than male. Lastly, both grade level is affected
and have experienced academic anxiety but their grade level as a factor of academic
Recommendation
Based on the findings and conclusions, the researchers presented the following
recommendations:
1. To test the academic anxiety level of the students, the questionnaire must be expanded
and have more than 10 questions. This can be done to further research about more factors
2. Since the both Grade 11 and 12 level neutrally affected by academic anxiety, it is
recommendable to look for the specific subjects that may be the stressors to their
academic performance.
3. The psychological well-being of the students must be managed. This may help them to
concentrate during their examination and have an excellent performance with their
academics.
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APPENDICES
Demographic Section:
Please fill out the following upon answering the research. The details that will be
- Name
- Age
- Gender
disagree Agree
In the last months, I often feel
participating in class.
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unconfident over a low score
in an exam/a quiz.
I am pressurized to achieve
from my family/relatives.
because of noisy
neighborhood.
teachers.
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worth if I get lower grades.
exchanging my thoughts to
others
tasks
lower grades.
are part of a
academic year.
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Raw Data:
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Curriculum Vitae
Binangonan Rizal
Email: haydenaragones15@gmail.com
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Gender: Female
Occupation: Hairdresser
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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
ORGANIZATIONS
English Club
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Name: David Jonatjan S. Polo
Email: jonathanpolo312@gmail.com
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Occupation: Housewife
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
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Angono Private High School
ORGANIZATIONS
Tribune
Layag
English Club
Leadership Awardee
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Name: Loise Jewel Valencia
Binangonan, Rizal
Email: jewelloisevalencia@gmail.com
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Occupation: Employee
Occupation:
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
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Secondary School: Tres Ninos School Inc. (2015-2019)
ORGANIZATIONS
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Grade 11- With Honors
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Name: Kristine Rose F. Villacampa
Email: kristinerose.villacampa05@gmail.com
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Occupation: Housewife
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
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ORGANIZATIONS
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