Health Locus of Control and Anxiety of Adolescents in Educational Context

摘要

The purpose was to investigate the aspects of health locus of control and level of anxiety of adolescents in relation to their academic achievements. Methods: 1) R. Wallston (1978) Multidimensional health locus of control scale (MHLC); 2) O. Rondash (1973) Scale of anxiety. Investigated: Year 2003: 703 children; year 2008: 596 adolescents (13-18 years old) .There was found a negative correlation between adolescent's anxiety experienced at school and their academic achievements. The higher anxiety level adolescents experience at school, the higher are the dimensions of health locus of control: chance and powerful others. In today's school there is noticed a higher level of anxiety, especially among girls and adolescents living in one-parent families.