THE LINK BETWEEN SITUATIONAL ANXIETY AND THE NUMBER OF JUSTIFIED ABSENCES AND SCHOOL SUCCESS OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PUPILS

Cilj istraživanja bio je utvrđivanje razlike u intenzitetu situacijske anksioznosti kod učenika četvrtog, petog i šestog razreda s obzirom na dob i spol učenika te utvrđivanje povezanosti anksioznosti s brojem izostanaka i školskim uspjehom. Istraživanje je provedeno na uzorku od 203 učenika jedne varaždinske osnovne škole. Rezultati mjerenja upozoravaju na značajno povišenu anksioznost u uvjetima visoke anksioznosti i na glavni efekt dobi za oba nastavna uvjeta. Učenici četvrtog razreda iskazuju najmanji intenzitet anksioznosti, a uočava se trend rasta anksioznosti u funkciji dobi. U uvjetima visoke anksioznosti djevojčice iskazuju značajno veći intenzitet anksioznosti od dječaka. Dobivena je niska pozitivna povezanost između broja opravdanih izostanaka i intenziteta situacijske anksioznosti, dok povezanost situacijske anksioznosti sa školskim uspjehom nije potvrđena.The aim of the research was to establish differences in the intensity of situational anxiety in pupils of the fourth, fifth and sixth form according to age and gender, and to establish the link between anxiety and the number of absences and school success. The survey was conducted on a sample of 203 pupils of a Varaždin elementary school. The results of the measurements point to significantly higher anxiety in high anxiety circumstances, and to the major effect of age on both conditions. Fourth form pupils show the least intensity of anxiety, and a trend of growth of anxiety is observed as a function of age. In high anxiety circumstances, girls express a significantly higher intensity of anxiety than boys. A low positive link between the number of justified absences and the intensity of situational anxiety was obtained, while the link between situational anxiety and school performance was not confirmed