ACADEMIC ANXIETY AMONG HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN RELATION TO GENDER AND AREA OF RESIDENCE

Main purpose of the present research is to study and compare Academic Anxiety among High School Students in Relation to Gender and Area of Residence. Total of 200 high school students were randomly selected from Sabarkantha District. In present research following Academic Anxiety Scale by Dr. Mohmmed Abid Siddiqui and Dr. Atieq Ul Rehman was used for data collection. To analyzed the data ‘t’ test was used. Results reveals that Male high school students have more academic anxiety then female high school students, urban high school students have more academic anxiety then rural high school students. male urban high school students have more academic anxiety then male rural high school students, female urban high school students have more academic anxiety then female rural high school students.