The Effect of Anxiety on the Psychosocial Well Being of Adolescents in Secondary Schools in Buea Sub Division

Introduction It is a general term for several factors that cause nervousness, fear, apprehension, and worrying. These factors affect how we feel and behave, and they can manifest real physical symptoms a serious mental health condition in which a person feels unsure about their future predicaments and unworthy of applying themselves in any given situation. Anxiety imposes itself not only on adults but it takes its toll on children and adolescents as well. Normally, parents want their children to be happy. Despite their best to provide and protect them, children still encounter disappointments, frustrations, or real heartbreak. The current study is an attempt to investigate anxiety and possible risk factors in adolescents in relation to psycho social well being in adolescents. Methodology A cross sectional survey research design was adopted in order to address the problem of anxiety symptoms, risk factors and psychosocial well being of adolescents in secondary schools. A total of 400 male and female emerging adults served as subjects in the study. Questionnaire was used to collect quantitative data. While qualitative data was collected with the use of focus group discussion and interview to buttress quantitative data collected with questionnaire. Chi square was used to analyze the quantitative data and a thematic content assessment was used to analyze qualitative data. Results The results revealed that anxiety is negatively correlated with various dimensions of psycho social well being and there exist a significant difference among male and female adolescents in context of anxiety. The impact of anxiety can accompany victims into adulthood, where they appear to be at greater risk of suicidal behaviours and other mental health problems. Again, findings reveal that the psychosocial well being of adolescents is significantly affected by anxiety symptom. Equally it was retained that loneliness, low self esteem and aggression has a significant negative effect on adolescent's psychosocial well being. Furthermore, the findings from this present study show that the issue of anxiety and its risk factors are very common during adolescence even though it is considered to be less a problem. This implies that it is necessary to utilize the results of this study to implement programs or courses in psychology that will inform people about the early signs of adolescent risk factors and symptoms of anxiety. Implication Following the findings of this study and based on the study problem, it was discovered from the variables under study that a good proportion of adolescents in secondary schools are seen to portray some symptoms and risk factors for anxiety which has negatively affected their well being both socially and psychologically. It is hope that this study will be helpful in highlighting the undesirable nature of anxiety among adolescents. Dr. Etta Roland Daru "The Effect of Anxiety on the Psychosocial Well-Being of Adolescents in Secondary Schools in Buea Sub-Division" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-6 | Issue-2 , February 2022, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd49208.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/psychology/49208/the-effect-of-anxiety-on-the-psychosocial-wellbeing-of-adolescents-in-secondary-schools-in-buea-subdivision/dr-etta-roland-daru