Apa Saya Khawatir Karena Fear of Negative Evaluation? Sebuah Studi Pada Remaja

Abstract

Adolescence is a period characterised by teenagers’ feelings that problems in life are much more complicated than the periods that come before (childhood) or after it (adulthood). This is the case particularly because adolescence lasts quickly and many changes occur during the period. One of the prevalent disorders commonly experienced by adolescents is generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). We assumed in the present research that fear of negative evaluation (FNE) may influence the GAD. Building upon this assumption, the goal of this research was to examine the extent to which FNE explains GAD. Participants were 475 students from 9 high schools in Malang, who were recruited based on probability or random sampling. The data were then analysed quantitatively using simple linear regression. The results showed that FNE was a significant positive predictor of GAD, implying that the high levels of FNE were related to high levels of GAD, and, vice versa, low levels of FNE were related to low levels of GAD.