scholarly journals Shyness / Social Phobia

2005 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 23
Author(s):  
Lancy D'Souza
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Academic Achievement ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Social Phobia ◽  
Key Words ◽  
School Children ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Remedial Measures ◽  
School Students ◽  
Academic Scores

This study reports the influence of shyness on self-concept and academic achievement in high school children. In the present study Crozier's (1995) shyness scale, Singh's (1986) self-concept scale and academic achievement of the students were employed to find out the influence of shyness. 240 high school students served as subjects. Results revealed that as the shyness level increased self-concept of the students decreased linearly. Shyness is found to affect academic achievement negatively and significantly. Also, remedial measures for shyness/social phobia and further management have been discussed. Key Words: Shyness, Social Phobia, Self concept, Academic Scores & High school students.

scholarly journals Prestasi Akademik Siswa Sekolah Menengah Pertama (SMP) Ditinjau Dari Konsep Diri Akademik Dan Kecerdasan Emosi

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 18
Author(s):  
Anwar Fuadi
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Student Academic Achievement ◽  
School Students ◽  
Intelligence Scale

ABSTRACT This study aims to determine the correlation between junior high school (SMP) student academic achievement in terms of academic self-concept and emotional intelligence. The hypothesis of this study is that there is a positive correlation between academic self-concept and emotional intelligence with the academic achievement of junior high school students. Subjects in this study amounted to 193 class students, data collection was carried out using two scales, the academic self-concept scale and emotional intelligence scale and for academic achievement in the form of documentation of students' final semester scores. Data analysis using multiple regression analysis techniques. The results showed that there is: a very significant relationship between academic self-concept and emotional intelligence with academic achievement.

scholarly journals Lack of Association between Academic Achievement and Social Phobia among High School Students of Kathmandu

2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pralhad Adhikari ◽  
Upama Poudel
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Academic Achievement ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Social Phobia ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Self Report ◽  
School Students ◽  
Prevalence Data ◽  
Adolescent Students

AbstractObjectivesThe general objective of this research was to see if academic achievement significantly relates with social anxiety of high school students. There were other specific and auxiliary objectives also. One among these was to gather prevalence data of social anxiety among adolescents of Kathmandu.MethodA survey was conducted among 696 high school students of Kathmandu to see if academic achievement was associated with their social phobia. Convenient sample from a high school was used. Social Phobia Inventory (SPIN), a self-report test, was used to measure social anxiety disorder of adolescent students. Some demographic data were also collected. Data were organized in MS Excel and analysed in SPSS.ResultsThe prevalence of ‘very severe’ social phobia among boys was 2.01% and girls had that of 1.71%. One-way ANOVA showed that academic achievement did not have a relationship with social phobia, F (2, 613) = 1.74, p > 0.05.ConclusionsAcademic achievement was not associated with social phobia among students of a high school in Kathmandu. Boys have more prevalence of severe forms of social anxiety than girls when they are in adolescence.

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