Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
Faculty member, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Shahid Chamran University, Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran
Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine the relationship of Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs with school anxiety. (test anxiety, lack of confidence, lack of assertiveness, and physiological reactions) and academic performance of secondaiy school students of Izeh. In tlis study 311 student (156 boys and 155 girls) were selected via simple raiidom sampling. The hypotheses of the study maintained simple and multiple relationships between Maslow’s hierarchy of needs and school anxiety as well as academic performance. To verify the hypotheses, “Questonnaire of Hierarchy of Needs”, Phlip’s School Anxiety Scale, students’ academic performance marks (grades), and a short questionnaire to record the students’ socio-economic status were used. The findings, confirming the hypotheses, indicated that, after controlling for the effect of socio-economic status, there still are constant, significant relationships between “Needs” and school anxiety and academic performance.
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