Adolescents Perceptions of Factors Causing Anxiety

Adolescence is a transition period from childhood to adulthood, most of them will experience various changes. Changes that occur in adolescents can be physical, mental and social changes. Some factors that cause anxiety that have been studied include fear of change, thinking too much about something, not having friends to talk to, and many more. The purpose of this study is to determine the factors that cause anxiety based on their experiences. The exploratory qualitative research method was used in this study to reveal the experiences of adolescents who have excessive anxiety. The results of the study showed that adolescents have various perceptions about the factors that cause anxiety in themselves, including; 1) Loss, 2) Thinking too much about something, 3) Broken family, 4) Verbal bullying, 5) Trauma, 6) Failure to do something, 7) Economic problems in the family and 8) Too sensitive.