Academic Anxiety Research Articles

Exploring the Future Social Identity of a PhD Student Dealing With Anxiety: A Psychotherapy Client Study

This psychotherapy case study examines the brief therapeutic journey of a young woman presenting with academic anxiety and the flexible person-centred approach adopted by her therapist, the author. Application during therapy sessions of concepts from humanistic therapy and beyond, such as configurations of self and imagining future possible selves, enabled the client to unravel her anxiety and eventually discover the underlying tension existing between her internal versus external locus of self-evaluation and self-worth, leading her to contemplate her overall social identity and future life choices. The study aimed to stimulate in the client open reflection about how an internal dialogue between parts of the self may reveal underlying internal tensions and how envisaging possible future selves can help identify how self-criticism may be socially and culturally conditioned. This study, being a single-client study, was tailored for the specific therapeutic goals and personality of the client, and thus the generalisability of this therapeutic approach is limited. However, the study aims to shed light on how we may better support through psychotherapy and counselling students at elite universities with a working-class background, who commonly struggle to “fit in” to this environment and make sense of their changing present and future social identity.

Mindfulness, Self-Compassion, Resilience, and Academic Anxiety among College Students: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach

One of the challenges faced by students is academic anxiety, which can have negative impacts on their academic activities. The aim of this study was to examine the direct effects of mindfulness, self-compassion, and resilience on academic anxiety, as well as the mediating role of resilience in these relationships. A cross-sectional study was conducted, and a sample of 344 university students from Jambi Province, Indonesia was recruited to complete the Academic Anxiety Scale (AAS), Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ), Self-Compassion Scale (SCS), and Brief Resilience Scale (BRS). The structural model was tested using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). The study revealed that there were significant negative effects of mindfulness, self-compassion, and resilience on academic anxiety. Additionally, the findings indicated that resilience acted as a mediator in these relationships. This study has implications for the importance of preventing and managing academic anxiety among students by enhancing mindfulness, self-compassion, and resilience. Counseling services in universities should be maximized to address this issue.

Pengaruh Kecerdasan Emosional terhadap Kecemasan Akademik: Studi pada Mahasiswa Universitas X di Jakarta


 The Covid-19 pandemic has changed the learning system in Indonesia, which was originally a face-to-face system to a distance learning system. This turned out to have a psychological impact on students, one of which was anxiety from the academic side. In a study conducted by Christianto et al. (2020) showed that as many as 50.4% of students who underwent online learning experienced moderate levels of anxiety. According to interviews conducted, students of the 2020/2021 class feel anxious when presenting online because they are worried that the internet network will have problems. With all the problems that arise during distance learning, emotional intelligence is needed to control any anxiety or difficulties encountered (Agus, 2019). The purpose of this study was to determine how much influence emotional intelligence has on academic anxiety in students of the 2020/2021 class during distance learning. This type of research is quantitative. This study involved 110 respondents using convenience sampling technique. For the emotional intelligence variable, the researcher used a measuring instrument that developed Daniel Goleman's theory (2014) and for the academic anxiety variable, the researcher used a measuring instrument that developed Holmes's theory (2010). Linear regression results show that R2 is 0.220 which means that there is an influence of emotional intelligence on academic anxiety by 22% and the other 78% is influenced by other factors.

English-learning stress and performance in Chinese college students: A serial mediation model of academic anxiety and academic burnout and the protective effect of grit.

Having to adapt to a new environment with various other challenges while completing their studies, Chinese college students experience intense stress related to the study of the English language. However, there has been little research on the serial mediating mechanism of English-learning stress on English academic performance. Present study recruited 1130 undergraduate students to finish self-report online questionnaire to collect the information about their English-learning stress, academic anxiety and burnout, English academic performance and grit. We constructed a moderated serial mediation model to test the effect of academic anxiety and academic burnout and explored whether grit can restrict the decrease in academic performance caused by English-learning stress. Results show that: (1) both academic anxiety and academic burnout mediate the relationship between English-learning stress and performance; (2) academic anxiety and academic burnout show a significant serial mediating role between academic pressure and English academic performance; and (3) grit significantly moderates the relationship between academic burnout and English academic performance. These results lead us to believe that cultivating the grit of Chinese college students may be an effective way to improve the academic performance of those experiencing high English-learning stress.

The Impact of Undergraduates’ Social Isolation on Smartphone Addiction: The Roles of Academic Anxiety and Social Media Use

The COVID-19 pandemic has an adverse effect on the physical health of societies and individuals. One important concern is the effect of social isolation on the mental health of undergraduates, such as academic anxiety, smartphone addiction and other social psychological problems. The purpose of this study was to investigate associations among undergraduates' social isolation in this special context, social media use for obtaining information about the COVID-19 pandemic (i.e., communicative and non-communicative), academic anxiety, and smartphone addiction. A cross-sectional survey was conducted from May to June in 2022 and a total of 388 undergraduates were included. The results showed significant positive associations between social isolation and smartphone addiction and academic anxiety. Furthermore, academic anxiety played a mediating role in the effect of social isolation on smartphone addiction, which was moderated by non-communicative social media use. Some theoretical and practical implications as well as research limitations are discussed.

Hubungan Ketaatan Beragama dengan Kecemasan Akademik Santri Pondok Pesantren Al- Hadi Girikusumo

Relationship between Religious Obedience and Academic Anxiety of Al-Hadi Girikusumo Islamic Boarding School Students. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between religious observance and academic anxiety of the students of Al-Hadi Girikusumo Islamic Boarding School. This type of research is a descriptive correlational quantitative research. The population in this study were 346 MTs (Madrasah Tsanawiyah) students and 149 MA students (the sample was 149 MTs (Madrasah Tsanawiyah) students and 66 MA (Madrasah Aliyah) students who had high, medium, and low levels of religious obedience and academic anxiety. The sampling technique used was proportionate stratified random sampling. The data collection method used a religious obedience scale and academic anxiety scale. The validity test used the product moment formula and the reliability test used Cronbach alpha. The data analysis technique used was descriptive percentage data analysis and product correlation analysis. moment (pearson).The results of descriptive analysis show that the majority of the level of religious obedience of students are in the moderate category, namely (86.04%), then the academic anxiety level of the majority of students is in the medium category, which is equal to (75.3%).Furthermore, the results of the analysis correlation indicates that there is no relationship There is a very low correlation between religious obedience and academic anxiety in Al-Hadi Girikusumo Islamic Boarding School students with a very low degree of correlation (p = 0.675 > 0.05) and (r = -0.029) in the range of -0.00 to -0.199 degrees of correlation coefficient interpretation. Keywords: Religious Obedience, Academic Anxiety, Santri

Machine Learning Prediction of Anxiety Levels in the Society of Academicians During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Various sectors in Indonesia have been impacted by the COVID-19 incident, such as the trade, health, entertainment, and social sectors. Although several steps have been taken to minimize the coronavirus's impact, problems still occur, especially in the education sector, which must carry out one of the challenges faced in the learning process during the pandemic. However, the environment and learning process that turned into distance learning caused the interaction with friends to decrease, and academics could only move in a limited space, making them overwhelmed by feelings of anxiety. Anxiety must be detected early and managed properly not to cause mental deterioration. Therefore, the researcher aims to predict academic anxiety based on the self-rating anxiety scale (SAS), demography, family, lifestyle, and employment using k-means. Furthermore, tested the prediction results obtained with a confusion matrix in accuracy, precision, and recall. The test results found the accuracy rate is 99%, precision is 98% (moderate level), 100% (normal level), and recall is 97% (normal level), 100% (moderate level). These results indicate that the k-means on demographic, family, lifestyle, employment, and SAS aspects provide optimal results for predicting the anxiety level of the BM University academic community.

Academic Anxiety among Teenage Girls: An Analytical Approach

Academic Anxiety among Teenage Girls: An Analytical Approach

A comparative study of academic anxiety among secondary school students in relation to the parental involvement

The present study aimed to examine the gender and locality differences in relation to academic anxiety and parental involvement of secondary school students. Furthermore, it explored the relationship between parental involvement and academic anxiety in the sample. This study was conducted on a sample of 600 randomly selected secondary school students aged 14 to 16 years studying in government schools in the state of Haryana. The AASC (Academic Anxiety Scale for Children, 2011) by Singh and Gupta and the PIS (Parental Involvement Scale, 2009) by Chauhan and Arora were used to measure academic anxiety and parental involvement, respectively. Results revealed that academic anxiety was significantly influenced by gender and locality. In addition, there was a significant difference in parental involvement based on gender and locality. Academic anxiety was found to have a significant positive correlation with parental involvement. The results can be used to improve educational programming that addresses academic anxiety of students by fostering a healthy relationship between the home and school through parental involvement in school activities and homework.

A Study on the Psychological Characteristics and Intervention of “Lie Flat” Young College Students in Xi’an China

In the past two years, the term “Lying flat” has become popular rapidly. Lacking willpower, academic anxiety, employment pressure and other factors are the reasons for young people gradually lying flat. In order to escape the standard of success of social monism, people who immersed in the virtual world isolated themselves in the personal world. In order to ignore the external voices, they covered their ears. Rather than say not caring about the outside world’s opinions, they are more likely to be stubborn in their own “Intention”. The times are progressing. Young people are also the followers of the times and the trailblazers in life. Our young people should strive for self-improvement, keep the fervour for life, and pay attention to the psychology of the “Lying down” young people, it is of great significance to interfere with the growth of “Lying flat” youth, we should face up to the spiritual essence reflected by the phenomenon of “Lying flat”. The posture of the striver is always the same in the turn of the times. It is necessary to create a fair competition environment, strengthen the psychological supervision of the youth, and establish correct values, thus helping the “Lying flat” youth change into the “Struggling” youth.

GAMBARAN RESILIENSI SISWA DALAM MENGHADAPI KECEMASAN AKADEMIK SELAMA PEMBELAJARAN TATAP MUKA TERBATAS PADA SISWA KELAS X IPA SMA NEGERI 1 LABUHAN DELI TAHUN AJARAN 2021/2022

This study aims to describe the state of student resilience when faced with academic anxiety during limited face-to-face learning in class X IPA SMA Negeri 1 Labuhan Deli Academic Year 2021/2022. The method used in this research is descriptive quantitative method which is a research which is carried out with the aim of describing the existence of a phenomenon, in this study it is not intended to test hypotheses but only to describe what happens to a certain variable. The sample in this study was 100 students from class X IPA. The scale given contains 43 items related to Resilience and Academic Anxiety. The results of the validation of the research instrument used the product moment correlation analysis technique. In the calculation, it is known that if N = 51 then rtable = 0.279. In accordance with the calculation provisions, it can be said that rcount > r table then the item is declared valid and if rcount < rtable then the item is declared invalid. From the results of the reliability test, the Chronbach Alpha value is (0.710). This value is greater than the rtable value with a significance level of 5% or coefficient > 0.60 then the item is declared reliable. the results of this study found that there are students who have low resilience when facing academic anxiety during limited face-to-face learning. Then gender or gender can affect a person's level of resilience. In this study, it was found that male students were more resilient than female students. In class X IPA SMA Negeri 1 Labuhan Deli, Academic Year 2021/2022.

A Study of Academic Anxiety of Higher Secondary School Students in relationship to their Socioeconomic Background in Balangir District, Odisha

Anxiety affects the performance of students. The socio- economic status is another parameter which adds stress among students as they used to compare their living standards among themselves. In the present study an attempt has been made to find out the relationship between socio-economic status and academic anxiety level of higher secondary school students of Balangir Ditrict of Odisha. I is found that socio- economic status significantly affected the academic anxiety of higher secondary school students. Further academic anxiety is not dependent on the gender and type of school. In this study 50 boys and 50 girls students from two Government and two private school of class eleventh have been considered for research study.

Factors Causing Academic Anxiety in Students With Special Needs

This study aimed to determine the factors that affect the academic anxiety of students with special needs at the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education at Universitas PGRI Yogyakarta. Qualitative research methods were used. 9 students with special needs participated, including lecturers of guidance and counseling and lecturers of special education. According to the findings, the factors causing academic anxiety in students with special needs came from themselves (personally), from the surrounding environment, and in the learning process, especially in doing assignments given by the lecturer, and due to the final results/grades.
 Keywords: academic anxiety, students with special needs, students

Advances and challenges in the detection of academic stress and anxiety in the classroom: A literature review and recommendations.

In recent years, stress and anxiety have been identified as two of the leading causes of academic underachievement and dropout. However, there is little work on the detection of stress and anxiety in academic settings and/or its impact on the performance of undergraduate students. Moreover, there is a gap in the literature in terms of identifying any computing, information technologies, or technological platforms that help educational institutions to identify students with mental health problems. This paper aims to systematically review the literature to identify the advances, limitations, challenges, and possible lines of research for detecting academic stress and anxiety in the classroom. Forty-four recent articles on the topic of detecting stress and anxiety in academic settings were analyzed. The results show that the main tools used for detecting anxiety and stress are psychological instruments such as self-questionnaires. The second most used method is acquiring and analyzing biological signals and biomarkers using commercial measurement instruments. Data analysis is mainly performed using descriptive statistical tools and pattern recognition techniques. Specifically, physiological signals are combined with classification algorithms. The results of this method for detecting anxiety and academic stress in students are encouraging. Using physiological signals reduces some of the limitations of psychological instruments, such as response time and self-report bias. Finally, the main challenge in the detection of academic anxiety and stress is to bring detection systems into the classroom. Doing so, requires the use of non-invasive sensors and wearable systems to reduce the intrinsic stress caused by instrumentation.

Investigating the mediating effect of anxiety and fear of a third wave of COVID-19 among students in South India

The COVID-19 pandemic, which is a global health emergency, has potentiality had a serious impact on students’ mental health. An online cross-sectional survey design that included 534 senior year college students from South India revealed a significant and direct positive effect of the fear of a third wave of COVID-19 on academic anxiety which in turn showed a significant and direct positive effect on COVID-19 burnout. Academic anxiety was also found to mediate the relationship between the fear of a third wave of COVID-19 and subsequent cases of burnout. The study suggested measures to be taken by policy makers for the broader interest and wellbeing of student communities. Managerial implications, limitations and future studies were also examined in the paper.

The Effectiveness of Encouragement Training in Academic Anxiety and Sense of Belonging to School in Students

The Effectiveness of Encouragement Training in Academic Anxiety and Sense of Belonging to School in Students

Development of Literature Academic Anxiety From 2002-2021: A Bibliometric Analysis Approach

Bibliometric analysis is a statistical tool that is useful for visualizing developments in the field of science to be used as a tool in finding research gaps. This study aims to create a visualization map on the topic of academic anxiety research which includes the development of keywords and popular authors. The database in this study was obtained from dimensions.ai and took data from 2002 to 2021 which was then divided into two ten-year periods. The results of the bibliometric analysis from 2002-2011 contained 6 clusters and 66 keyword items and citation authors with 26 clusters and 59 items. Meanwhile, the results of the bibliometric analysis of the database from 2012-2021 contained 66 items and 8 clusters for popular keywords, while 21 items and 11 clusters for citation authors.

PENERAPAN SOLUTION FOCUS BRIEF COUNSELING UNTUK MENGATASI KECEMASAN AKADEMIK DARING DI SMA N 1 JAKENAN

The objectives of this study are: 1. To find out the factors that cause academic anxiety during online learning, 2. To overcome academic anxiety through the Solution Focus Brief Counseling service.This type of research is a case study with qualitative research methods. The subjects studied were 2 students of class XI SMA N 1 Jakenan who experienced academic anxiety. The analytical method used by the researcher is the bacon induction analysis method, where the analysis will be a reference in analyzing and researching.The results show that researchers in implementing individual counseling using the Solution Focus Brief Counseling approach can overcome academic anxiety during online learning, as evidenced by changes in counselee behavior during online learning. The factors that influence academic anxiety during online learning in Class XI students of SMA N 1 Jakenan come from internal and external factors. Internal factors are caused by feelings of excessive worry and unpreparedness to face online learning. While external factors are caused by demands from parents, environmental conditions that can interfere with concentration and unsupportive facilities.

The effectiveness of teachers’ written and verbal corrective feedback (CF) during formative assessment (FA) on male language learners’ academic anxiety (AA), academic performance (AP), and attitude toward learning (ATL)

Although corrective feedback (CF) has been studied, more studies still need to be conducted on this variable to check its effects on language learning. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of teachers’ written and verbal CF during the formative assessment (FA) on English as a foreign language (EFL) learners’ academic anxiety (AA), academic performance (AP), and attitude toward learning (ATL) in Ahvaz, Iran. Using the convenience sampling method, 76 students were chosen and divided into the experimental group (EG) and control group (CG). The EG received CF during FA, but CG was taught traditionally. After analyzing the data through descriptive and inferential statistics, the results indicated that the teachers’ written and verbal CF during FA positively affected the experimental language learners’ AP. In addition, the results showed that teachers’ CF significantly diminished the EG’s level of anxiety. Regarding the learners’ ATL English, the results showed that there was a significant change in the pre-test and post-test due to the feedback received from the teacher, which means that learners’ ATL enhanced remarkably. Considering the results of this study, a number of conclusions are drawn, and several implications are put forward.

Academic Anxiety, Self-Regulated Learning Ability, and Self-Esteem in Chinese Candidates for College Entrance Examination During the COVID-19 Outbreak: A Survey Study.

PurposeThe novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has become a challenge for adolescents in China. This study aimed to explore the relationship between academic anxiety and self-esteem in Chinese candidates preparing for the college entrance examination during the COVID-19 pandemic and to examine the mechanism of mediating effect of self-regulated learning ability.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted among 293 college entrance examination candidates (including 170 females) from two middle schools in China using a voluntary, web-based, and anonymous questionnaire implemented via the Questionnaire Star app during COVID-19 prevalence in 2020.ResultsThis study found that 1) students in the high and low academic anxiety groups had different levels of self-regulated learning ability and self-esteem, 2) the academic anxiety, self-regulated learning ability, and self-esteem levels of students were significantly correlated and 3) after controlling the two independent variables of gender and subject type, academic anxiety had a significant negative predictive effect on self-esteem, and self-regulated learning ability played a mediating role between academic anxiety and self-esteem, where the mediating effect was 18.6%.ConclusionBased on the observations of the present study, self-regulated learning capacity was a mediator between academic anxiety and self-esteem. These findings suggest an underlying process by which low academic anxiety may increase self-esteem in candidates preparing for the college entrance examination by increasing self-regulated learning ability.