Anxiety and Study skills in Underachievers among High School Students

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dc.categoryJournal Article
dc.contributor.authorPreetha Menon
dc.contributor.authorSheerIn Farhana, B
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-07T00:54:49Z
dc.date.available2017-01-07T00:54:49Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.departmentPsychologyen_US
dc.description.abstractFrom the MH I Girls' High School, Akraharam, Erode, Tamil Nadu, 300 students from VII, VI II and IX were screened for underachievement on the basis of their Half Early Examination marks. Based on the marks, sixty underachievers were identified. Case Study Schedule, Manifest Anxiety Inventory and Study Skill Questionnaire were administered on the sample. Intervention involving Relaxation Training and Study Skills Training• were given to the sample for 5 sessions continuously. Each session consisted of 20 minutes of Relaxation Training and 1 hour of Study Skills Training. The subjects were instructed to follow Relaxation Training and Study Skills Training for 3 weeks. After 3 weeks, the subjects were reassessed using the Manifest Anxiety Questionnaire and Study Skills Questionnaire. The marks scored by the sample in the following Third Monthly Test were also recorded to note the improvement after the intervention. The results of the study revealed that before intervention, half of the sample had very high anxiety. The difference in mean anxiety before and after intervention was statistically significant at 0.01 levels. Before Study Skills Training, the entire sample had unsatisfactory study skills. The difference in mean study skills before and after intervention was statistically significant at 0.01 level. There was a negative correlation between anxiety and study skills in the sample. There was a positive correlation between study skills and academic performance and negative correlation between anxiety and academic performance in the sample. The correlations were significant 0.01 levels.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.avinuty.ac.in/handle/avu/936
dc.langEnglishen_US
dc.publisher.nameInternational Journal of Current Trends Researchen_US
dc.publisher.typeInternationalen_US
dc.titleAnxiety and Study skills in Underachievers among High School Studentsen_US
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