Relationship between socioeconomic status dimensions and academic anxiety of college students

This quantitative correlational study examined the relationship between various dimensions of socioeconomic status (SES) and academic anxiety among 330 Filipino college students in Metro Manila, Phillipines. Data were collected through online surveys utilizing two adapted instruments: a 10-item Soci...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Marypaul Louise Apolonio, Marie Chiela Malcampo, Teresita Rungduin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institut Agama Islam Negeri Langsa 2025-07-01
Series:INSPIRA
Subjects:
Online Access:https://journal.iainlangsa.ac.id/index.php/inspira/article/view/10933
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1849426911137103872
author Marypaul Louise Apolonio
Marie Chiela Malcampo
Teresita Rungduin
author_facet Marypaul Louise Apolonio
Marie Chiela Malcampo
Teresita Rungduin
author_sort Marypaul Louise Apolonio
collection DOAJ
description This quantitative correlational study examined the relationship between various dimensions of socioeconomic status (SES) and academic anxiety among 330 Filipino college students in Metro Manila, Phillipines. Data were collected through online surveys utilizing two adapted instruments: a 10-item Socioeconomic Status Questionnaire and an 11-item Academic Anxiety Scale. Pearson correlation and multiple regression analyses were conducted to assess the associations and predictive strength of SES indicators—such as parental education and occupation, family income, family size, gender, and age—on academic anxiety. Results revealed that higher paternal education and office-type paternal occupations were significantly associated with increased academic anxiety, while lower paternal education and manual labor occupations were associated with reduced anxiety. Family income exceeding ?20,001 was positively correlated with anxiety, possibly due to increased academic expectations. Regression analysis showed that paternal education, paternal occupation, family size, and student age collectively explained 19.9% of the variance in academic anxiety. These findings highlight the nuanced effects of SES, particularly paternal factors, on students' psychological stress. The study underscores the importance of culturally responsive support strategies such as parental education workshops, financial literacy training, and targeted anxiety interventions for students. Future research should consider longitudinal and qualitative methods to explore the underlying cultural mechanisms and long-term outcomes.
format Article
id doaj-art-56eac1ebfd034b82a3529f88741450ea
institution Kabale University
issn 2722-7634
2722-7642
language English
publishDate 2025-07-01
publisher Institut Agama Islam Negeri Langsa
record_format Article
series INSPIRA
spelling doaj-art-56eac1ebfd034b82a3529f88741450ea2025-08-20T03:29:13ZengInstitut Agama Islam Negeri LangsaINSPIRA2722-76342722-76422025-07-016110.32505/inspira.v6i1.10933Relationship between socioeconomic status dimensions and academic anxiety of college studentsMarypaul Louise Apolonio0Marie Chiela Malcampo1Teresita Rungduin2Department of Psychology, Philippine Normal University, Manila, PhilippinesDepartment of Psychology, Philippine Normal University, Manila, PhilippinesDepartment of Psychology, Philippine Normal University, Manila, PhilippinesThis quantitative correlational study examined the relationship between various dimensions of socioeconomic status (SES) and academic anxiety among 330 Filipino college students in Metro Manila, Phillipines. Data were collected through online surveys utilizing two adapted instruments: a 10-item Socioeconomic Status Questionnaire and an 11-item Academic Anxiety Scale. Pearson correlation and multiple regression analyses were conducted to assess the associations and predictive strength of SES indicators—such as parental education and occupation, family income, family size, gender, and age—on academic anxiety. Results revealed that higher paternal education and office-type paternal occupations were significantly associated with increased academic anxiety, while lower paternal education and manual labor occupations were associated with reduced anxiety. Family income exceeding ?20,001 was positively correlated with anxiety, possibly due to increased academic expectations. Regression analysis showed that paternal education, paternal occupation, family size, and student age collectively explained 19.9% of the variance in academic anxiety. These findings highlight the nuanced effects of SES, particularly paternal factors, on students' psychological stress. The study underscores the importance of culturally responsive support strategies such as parental education workshops, financial literacy training, and targeted anxiety interventions for students. Future research should consider longitudinal and qualitative methods to explore the underlying cultural mechanisms and long-term outcomes. https://journal.iainlangsa.ac.id/index.php/inspira/article/view/10933academic anxietyacademic pressureFilipino college studentsparental educationsocioeconomic status
spellingShingle Marypaul Louise Apolonio
Marie Chiela Malcampo
Teresita Rungduin
Relationship between socioeconomic status dimensions and academic anxiety of college students
INSPIRA
academic anxiety
academic pressure
Filipino college students
parental education
socioeconomic status
title Relationship between socioeconomic status dimensions and academic anxiety of college students
title_full Relationship between socioeconomic status dimensions and academic anxiety of college students
title_fullStr Relationship between socioeconomic status dimensions and academic anxiety of college students
title_full_unstemmed Relationship between socioeconomic status dimensions and academic anxiety of college students
title_short Relationship between socioeconomic status dimensions and academic anxiety of college students
title_sort relationship between socioeconomic status dimensions and academic anxiety of college students
topic academic anxiety
academic pressure
Filipino college students
parental education
socioeconomic status
url https://journal.iainlangsa.ac.id/index.php/inspira/article/view/10933
work_keys_str_mv AT marypaullouiseapolonio relationshipbetweensocioeconomicstatusdimensionsandacademicanxietyofcollegestudents
AT mariechielamalcampo relationshipbetweensocioeconomicstatusdimensionsandacademicanxietyofcollegestudents
AT teresitarungduin relationshipbetweensocioeconomicstatusdimensionsandacademicanxietyofcollegestudents