Parental involvement, study habits and attitudes as correlates to anxiety level of adolescents : a basis for academic and counseling program / Bernadette L. Corsame. 6

Thesis (M.A.) -- Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila, 2010.;A thesis presented to the faculty of the Graduate School of Arts, Sciences and Education in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master of Arts in Psychology major in Clinical Psychology. 56

5

ABSTRACT: The aim of the present study was to explore the relationship between parental involvement, study habits and attitudes and anxiety level of adolescents. The result will be used as a basis of academic and counseling program. The level of parental involvement, the level of study habits and attitudes and the state - trait anxiety level were assessed and correlated in the convenience sample of 120 students with age ranging from 17-19 years old, all were living with their parents. The researcher devised a parental involvement questionnaire to measure the level of parents' involvement among the participants. Two standardized test were also used: The Survey of Study Habits and Attitudes (SSHA) Form C to measure the study habits and attitudes and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory Form Y for College Students to measure the anxiety level of the respondents. The collected data were interpreted and correlated to find significant relationship among the three variables of interest. The statistical treatment used were mean and percentage to describe the group. Pearson r and the t test for the significance of r were used to test the null hypothesis and determine the relationship of the three variables. A statistically significant correlation was observed among the variables: parental involvement, study habits and attitudes and anxiety level of the respondent. Open communication and close parent and child relationship specially with teenagers help anxiety level, either high or low become manageable. The adolescent stage is the believed to be the most crucial and challenging stage in human life stages. It is a transition to adulthood where one is expected to be prepared and efficient. Adolescents are bounded by dilemmas due to the crisis that they are experience. They are the group most vulnerable to the effect of anxiety. Thus, parental involvement based on the result of the present study as supported by the previous, is very significant in an adolescent life. Close relationship with parents may lessen or ameliorate anxiety. In addition, the sincerity of parental involvement reflect on the attitude of adolescents towards schooling. The degree of parental involvement can be judged through the adolescent's aspiration, appropriate disposition towards achievement. An adolescent with a happy and contended relationship with a parent encourage longer stay at school, enjoyment of school requirements and activities, better behavior, help increase academic performance and better disposition towards life's challenges. Conclusively, appropriate and satisfying parental relation can be a tool to enhance learning and lessen or ameliorate anxiety.

5