Which Anxiety Symptoms are Associated with Perceived Ethnic Discrimination in Adolescents With an Immigrant Background?

This study assesses the specific anxiety symptoms that are present in the context of perceived ethnic discrimination in 696 (M age = 13.3, σ = .77, 57% girls) seventh and eighth-grade students with immigrant backgrounds from four different Canadian high schools. Multiple hierarchical linear regressions were conducted to determine the association between perceived ethnic discrimination and specific anxiety symptoms. Results demonstrate that perceived ethnic discrimination is significantly associated with more anxiety symptoms, such as panic/somatic, generalized anxiety, social phobia, and school phobia. Findings provide a better understanding of the association between perceived ethnic discrimination and anxiety symptoms reported by adolescents with an immigrant background. These findings could help school-based mental health professionals in the implementation of prevention and intervention measures aimed at reducing specific anxiety symptoms that are often present in the context of perceived ethnic discrimination.

A literature review on math anxiety and learning mathematics: A general overview

Learning mathematics has become a necessity in today's world since success in everyday life requires mathematical knowledge and because mathematics is the basis for science and technology. However, a large number of individuals in the population experience difficulties performing mathematical tasks, which generates feelings of frustration, anxiety and rejection when performing activities that involve mathematical thinking. In this literature review, concepts such as number sense and mathematical thinking, math anxiety, the possible reasons for math anxiety, and options for diagnosis and therapeutic alternatives to address and overcome this problem are analyzed. If these problems are not solved, they could affect the personal development of those affected by them and the society to which they belong. Keywords: Anxiety, educational psychology, school phobia.

A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PLANNED TEACHING PROGRAM ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING SCHOOL PHOBIA AMONG PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS AT SELECTED PRIMARY SCHOOLS OF GUJARAT STATE.

School phobia is when your child is nervous and refuses to go to school. It is also called school avoidance. A phobia is a strong fear of something for no obvious reason. The objectives of the study were: To assess the pre-test knowledge regarding school phobia among primary school teachers at selected primary schools of Gujarat state. To assess the post-test knowledge regarding school phobia among primary school teachers at selected primary schools of Gujarat state. To nd out the association between the levels of knowledge regarding school phobia with selected demographic variables. Total 60 samples were selected from the selected primary schools of Gujarat state through Non- Probability Convenient Sampling Technique. The pre-test mean score was 11.82 and post-test score was 14.22. Researcher found the association with demographic variables i.e., Gender, educational status, Economic status, Year of experience and working period.

Multidimensionality of school phobia for the example of Matusz’s case study

The article deals with the problem of multidimensionality of the symptoms occurring in school phobia ‒ a disorder in relation to which a different, sometimes wrong diagnosis is made. The symptom appearing in a child is symbolic. It is often a signal that must be well recognised to find out its meaning, purpose and causes. Through the symptom, the child speaks about himself in the language that is available to him, because the symptom always communicates something. The article proposes different, general approach to the symptom in which the structure, time, emotions and types of symptoms are important. These issues are illustrated in an individual case study of a teenage Mateusz. The conclusion that arises after an in-depth case analysis allows us to believe, that effective psychological and pedagogical help requires following the child and what the child communicates consciously and unconsciously.

Upaya Menghadapi School Phobia Pada Anak Prasekolah Dengan Melibatkan Peran Orang Tua Dalam Pemberian Pola Asuh Yang Benar Di PAUD – TK Yabunaya Bangsal – Mojokerto

Banyak orangtua yang bingung melihat perubahan sikap anak-anaknya yang tiba-tiba tidak mau sekolah padahal sebelumnya anak-anak mereka tidak demikian. Mereka sangat antusias untuk pergi bersekolah. Orangtua biasanya tidak hanya bingung dengan sikapnya saja melainkan juga dengan alasan yang dikemukakan anak. School phobia adalah suatu penolakan sekoah yang dilakukan oleh seorang anak karena adanya tekanan emosi, perasaan takut dan cemas dalam menghadapi sekolah. Banyak factor yang dapat memengaruhi terjadinya school phobia pada anak, yaitu factor internal yg meliputi kondisi fisik, intelegensi, urutan kelahiran, dan factor eksternal yang terdiri dari lingkungan sekolah serta pola asuh orang tua. Kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat yang dilakukan di PAUD-TK Yabunaya Bangsal ini bertujuan untuk memberikan pemahaman dan wawasan kepada orang tua tentang bagaimana cara menghadapi anak usia prasekolah yang mengalami school phobia dengan pola asuh yang benar. Sasaran pada kegiatan ini adalah semua wali murid PAUD-TK Yabunaya Bangsal. Pelaksanaan kegiatan dilakukan di PAUD-TK Yabunaya Bangsal. Pelaksanaan kegiatan dimulai dengan membagikan kuesioner tentang school phobia dan pola asuh yang benar pada anak prasekolah untuk di isi wali murid yang bertujuan untuk mengetahui seberapa besar pengetahuan wali murid tentang school phobia dan pola asuh yang benar pada anak usia prasekolah. Kemudian kegiatan inti dilanjut dengan memberikan materi secara ceramah oleh tim penyuluh. Dibuka sesi tanya jawab di akhir acara. Selanjutnya ada kuesiner evaluasi yang dibagikan kepada wali murid dan di isi yang bertujuan untuk menilai keberhasilan kegiatan yang telah dilaksanakan. Keberhasilan dari kegiatan ini diharapkan wali murid yang memiliki anak dengan school phobia dapat menerapkan trik – trik dalam menghadapi anak dengan school phobia sesuai dengan penjelasan tim penyuluh, serta orang tua dapat merubah cara pandang tentang pola asuh yang benar dan seharusnya dilakukan pada anak prasekolah

Brief intervention with a Chinese family of a school-refusing fourteen-year-old girl

This article describes a clinical intervention with a Chinese family whose fourteen-year-old girl suffers from school phobia and a psychiatric diagnosis of psychosis. The interview, conducted through translation and in front of an audience of Chinese colleagues, nevertheless demonstrates our way of working psychoanalytically with families, and in this particular setting offers an opportunity to see how cultural factors, intergenerational trauma, and alcoholism, contribute both to an example of “school phobia”, and to a picture of adolescent pseudo-psychosis, suicidality, and family-wide disturbance.