ANXIETY AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN RELATION TO DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES

The importance of Anxiety as a powerful motivator in our present day civilization in all quarters is increasing. Keepng this in view, the present study has been chalked out to examine anxiety among students in relation to gender, locality and type of school. Descriptive survey method has been employed on a sample of 150 secondary school students of ninth class. Comprehensive anxiety test by A.K.P. Sinha and L.N.K. Sinha was used to measure the anxiety level of students. Descriptive statistics like mean, S.D. and t-test was employed for data analysis. The findings revealed no significant difference in the level of anxiety of sec. school students in relation to gender while there was significant difference in the level of anxiety of sec. school students in relation to their locality and type of schools.