| Abstract [eng] |
Adolescence is usually described as period of crises, diffi culties, objections, confl icts, self-expression and seeking for self-understanding. The essence of diffi culties of many teenagers is lack of self-confi dence, doubts about self as a valuable personality, loss of confi dence in own powers, emotional tension, anxiety (Pikūnas, Palujanskienė, 2000; Navaitis, 2001). The aim of this research is to explore anxiety of adolescents (pupils of grade 10) in situations of waiting for evaluation. 240 respondents participated in the survey According to the research data 4 levels of anxiety were distinguished: very high (3.3%), high (23.3%), medium (56.7%), low (16.7%). It became evident that girls experienced slightly greater anxiety than boys did. It was found that pupils studying at the district’s secondary schools experienced lower anxiety in comparison to pupils at other investigated schools. The factor-analysis has shown that Lithuanian version of the questionnaire essentially corresponds to the structure of the original. Due to the small sample of the participants and incompletely adapted instrument of research this analysis could be considered a pilot one and interpretation of data could be seen as tentative, revealing only the characteristics of the sample surveyed, however the research results could be used in future studies of anxiety of younger teenagers while waiting for evaluation, could help to avoid the factors provoking pupil’s anxiety, and induce the development of psychological resilience. |
