Abstract

School anxiety can have negative effects on the development of primary school students. Conceptually, school anxiety refers to disruptive thinking patterns and physiological behaviours that cause students to worry about underachievement. Theories and explanatory models of school anxiety provide a framework for understanding how it manifests itself and for identifying ways to reduce anxiety and optimize students’ ability to learn. The role of teachers is to create an appropriate educational environment to stimulate school learning.

Key words: Anxiety; multidimensional model; primary school