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. Anxiety is a multidimensional construct that includes fear, uncertainty, hesitation, entering into a tension of searching for a way out of a certain situation, imbued with the expectation of a feeling of safety and well-being. Discovering the causes of anxiety and reducing it becomes a basic task for both teachers and parents. Reducing school anxiety will significantly reduce discomfort and help improve learning ability.

Key words: Anxiety; multidimensional model; primary school