Anxiety as Predictor of Aspiration among the Achievers

Abstract

The present research aimed at to measure the relationship between anxiety and aspiration among academic achievers. A purposive convenient sample consisted of 200 students with average age 15 years of both gender; 100 female students (high academic achievers =50 , low achievers = 50) and 100 male students ( high academic achievers = 50, low academic achievers= 50)were taken from Higher secondary schools of Abbottabad. Taylor manifest anxiety scale (Taylor & Spence,1953) along with Study-Habit Scale( Ansari,1983) were administered on the sample. Analysis of results revealed that the pattern of achievement of a student depends on his/her aspiration level and anxiety has association with level of aspiration in students. Study further highlighted that achievers tend to have considerably higher achievement scores have higher aspiration as the result of perceived high anxiety. Students with low achievement scores have lower aspiration as the result of perceived high anxiety. Least-square line of Regression with achievement status as the outcome of aspiration and anxiety as the predictor variable indicated good model of fit showed that results indicate there was positive significant relationship between students’ high level of academic achievement and anxiety. The study filled some identified gapes in literature and tries to stress the need for more research on this topic. Keywords: