Parents’ Dream and Children’s Anxiety: A Correlational Study of 12^th Grade High School Students

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10.2991/978-2-38476-446-4_5How to use a DOI?

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Future Anxiety; High School Students; Parental Expectations

Abstract

Development is crucial during the transition from high school to college. At this stage, twelfth-grade students often experience concerns related to the future due to being in a transitional phase from secondary education to higher education or career decisions. This study aims to analyze the relationship between parental expectations and future anxiety in twelfth-grade students. The research employs a quantitative method with a correlational approach to examine the relationship between the two variables. A total of 385 twelfth-grade students aged 17–19 participated in this study, selected using purposive sampling techniques. Data were collected through the Perception of Parental Expectations Inventory (PPEI) developed by Sasikala & Karunanidhi (2011), which consists of 22 items, and the Future Anxiety Scale by Zaleski (1996), which contains 29 items. The analysis results show a significant positive relationship between parental expectations and future anxiety. The Spearman correlation test yielded a significance value of .037 with a correlation coefficient (r) of .172, indicating that higher parental expectations tend to increase future anxiety in twelfth-grade students. This study suggests the importance of parents balancing expectations with their children’s capacities to reduce pressure that may trigger anxiety. The findings can serve as a reference for parents, educators, and counselors to provide more effective support in helping twelfth-grade students manage future-related anxiety.

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AU  - Harvi Wahyu Putriadi
AU  - Monika Monika
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/07/22
TI  - Parents’ Dream and Children’s Anxiety: A Correlational Study of 12th Grade High School Students
BT  - Proceedings of the Tarumanagara International Conference on the Applications of Social Sciences and Humanities (TICASH 2024)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 34
EP  - 42
SN  - 2352-5398
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DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-446-4_5
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