A Survey on the Relationship of Teenage Self-control and Anxiety as Basis for Drafting "PSALM" Personal Self-Control Anxiety Learning Map

Abstract

Anxiety is a feeling of fear and worry, typically about an event or an uncertain outcome. When anxiety and its resulting depression overtake adolescents’ lives, it can impact health, relationships and even personal and academic success. The ability to handle emotions in the face of difficult situations is called self-control. Self-control is the battle between the cognitive and emotional brain. Fear and worry are part of the emotional brain, while logic and reason are part of the cognitive brain. When these two are understood,it will be easier for people to understand and recognize how they control reactions to stressors in life. To assess the respondents’ anxiety as one of the variables, the researchers utilized a standardized instrument borrowed from SADAG (South Africa Depression and Anxiety Group). For the other variable, which is self-control, the researchers administeredTangney, J.P., Baumeister, R.F., Boone, and A.L. (2004). Therewere300 participants with ages ranging from 16-18 coming from Brgy. Ususan, Taguig City. Descriptive Statistics such as Frequency and Percentage were used in analyzing the profile of the respondents and Pearson Correlation of Coefficient was used in computing for the strength of relationship of the variables. The results were also taken as bases for prototyping Personal Self-Control and Anxiety Learning Map, which is suggestive in nature. With a total of 300 respondents most of them aged 17 years old, with a frequency of 98 and a percentage of 32.67%. Majority of the respondents are female with a frequency of 153 and with a percentage of 51%. Majority of the respondents are mostly self-controlled with a frequency of 206 and with a value of 68.67%, while none of the respondents are extremely self-controlled. Most of the respondents have moderate anxiety levels with a frequency of 132 and with a percentage of 44%; followed by the second highest value, mild anxiety with a frequency of 84 and a percentage of 28%. Using the Pearson Correlation Coefficient, the results showed that anxiety and self-control have very low relationship and are inversely proportional. The results also indicated that as self-control increases, the anxiety decreases or vice versa. In the development of Personal Self-Control and Anxiety Learning Map, the researchers made a 20-page self-help prototype map that aids self-discovery of teenagers. It was presented in a panel of five experts (Guidance Counselors) for scrutiny and suggestions.