Study of psychological features of anxiety in adolescents and youth in school and university

¹ Moscow Region State University, 24, Vera Voloshina str., 141014, Mytishchi, Russia
² University of Belgrade, 2, Visokog Stevana str., 11000, Belgrade, Serbia

^* Corresponding author: hlizova_iv@mail.ru

Abstract

The actual topic of modern psychology is the psychological health of students and youth. In further socialization and adaptation in society, a major role is played by the absence of anxiety in the psychological characteristics of children. It is very important that the future generation enters adulthood without a neurotic history. Therefore, the study of the characteristics of the manifestation of anxiety at school and university, its types and specific manifestations is one of the main aspects of the study of modern psychological science. The purpose of the paper is to consider the characteristics of the manifestation of anxiety in students of the fifth, ninth grades and students of the last courses of university. Materials and methods. The paper analyzes the types of anxiety of schoolchildren and students, the features of its manifestation in various age and gender groups. The study was conducted using psychological tests to identify the dependence of the level of anxiety on gender, age and the influence of the external environment. The research data were processed using mathematical statistics. The results of the study. A study of the manifestation of anxiety features showed that the school anxiety decreases and interpersonal anxiety increases with age. The data indicate the specificity in the gender characteristics of the manifestation of anxiety. High indicators of anxiety show the need to create special conditions for the upbringing and education of children in educational institutions to prevent it and reduce the level of neuroticism in schoolchildren and students. Discussion and conclusions. The results of the study can be useful to teachers, psychologists, and teachers for understanding the psychological component of the development of schoolchildren and students, for their further successful psychological maturation.