Volume : II, Issue : XI, November - 2013

Environmental Correlates of Adolescent Anxiety

Jeny. Rapheal, Varghese Paul K

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This study investigates into environmental factors contributing to the anxiety level of normal adolescent population of India. Sample consisted of 174 school going adolescents with mean age 15.89 selected from different educational institutions of Thrissur district in Kerala state. Home Environment inventory by Karuna Shankar Mishra, and IPAT anxiety scale by Samuel E King were used to collect necessary data. Statistical analysis using SPSS version 20 revealed significant correlation between most environmental variables and anxiety level of adolescents. T–test results indicated higher anxiety level (37.33) for students belonging to aided schools. Also anxiety level of students residing in rural area (37.70) was higher than their counterparts in urban area. A detailed ANOVA exhibited significant difference in the anxiety level of students belonging to low, average and high levels of home environment variables. Entire study explores the necessity of addressing environmental factors in the prevention and treatment of adolescent anxiety.

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Article: Download PDF   DOI : 10.36106/ijsr  

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Jeny. Rapheal, Varghese Paul K / Environmental Correlates of Adolescent Anxiety / International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol.2, Issue.11 November 2013

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