ROLE OF THE EMOTIONAL-MOTIVATIONAL COMPONENT IN THE DYNAMICS OF CNS FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY IN SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

Abstract

The main clinical syndromes of chronic cerebral ischemia (CCI) are impaired gait and balance disorders, High morbidity level among school children, which has been recorded over the past decade in our country, necessitates a review of the contributing causes, mechanisms and factors. Objective. The purpose of the study is to assess CNS functional capacity in secondary school students taking into account anxiety and the motivational component. Materials and Methods. The study enrolled 424 secondary school students aged 10–17, living in Astrakhan. Simple and complex visual-motor reaction test was carried out. To study personality traits, anxiety and motivation levels of the participants, the authors used Junior Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (JEPQ), School Anxiety Test (Phillips Test), and Spielberg-Andreeva motivation questionnaire. Results. A significant decrease in the level of CNS functional capacity was noted when compared with the age norm. CNS functional level increases with age, while its values in the examined 12–13 and 14–15 year-old participants are below the average age ones. A decrease in the motivation level was revealed among the trial subjects. A positive attitude towards learning and effective motivation was revealed in 53.6 % of secondary school students aged 10–11; 38,6 % aged 12–13; 30,3 % aged 14–15 and 30 % aged 16–17. A high level of general anxiety was revealed in 40.9 % of secondary school students aged 10–11; 63.6 % aged 12–13; 12.8 % aged 14–15 and 6 % aged 16–17. Conclusion. The parameters of CNS functional capacity in most cases are characterized by below average values. The anxiety level significantly decreases with age, which indicates an adequate influence of learning environment on students. The highest anxiety level was revealed in the trial subjects aged 12–13. Motivation for learning decreases with age, which is probably due to psychological and motivational age-related changes in adolescence.