View in EDS HTML Full Text PDF Full Text

Anxious boys and girls under the teacher's radar: Students' perceptions of academic problems and help in compulsory school.

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Title: Anxious boys and girls under the teacher's radar: Students' perceptions of academic problems and help in compulsory school.
Authors: Løhre, Audhild (AUTHOR), Uthus, Marit (AUTHOR), Aas, Hanne Kristin (AUTHOR)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research. Oct2025, Vol. 69 Issue 6, p1147-1160. 14p.
Subjects: Anxiety, Mental health, Students, Teachers, Classroom dynamics, Gender differences (Sociology), Educational support, Learning problems
Abstract: Anxiety adversely impacts boys' and girls' mental health. We assessed agreement on student anxiousness in 390 student and teacher reports from first to 10th grade. Of 67 self-reported anxious students, 56 (83.6%) were unrecognized by the teacher. Next, we explored classroom-related characteristics of anxious and unseen students in logistic regression. Multivariable analyses showed perceptions of being bothered in class to be typical for boys, whereas loneliness was most dominant for anxious and unseen girls. Lastly, we explored the influence of specific academic problems and teacher help. Dissatisfaction with teacher help and perceived problems in mathematics characterized girls, whereas boys reported problems with writing, mathematics, and English. However, it is worth noting that perceived teacher help lessened burdens of academic problems for anxious and unseen students. We discuss possible reasons for the large proportion of unseen anxiousness and suggest that reflective conversations among teachers may increase their attentiveness and engagement. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Copyright of Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research is the property of Taylor & Francis Ltd and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
Database: Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
Full text is not displayed to guests.
FullText Links:
  – Type: pdflink
Text:
  Availability: 1
Header DbId: pbh
DbLabel: Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
An: 188100216
AccessLevel: 6
PubType: Academic Journal
PubTypeId: academicJournal
PreciseRelevancyScore: 0
IllustrationInfo
Items – Name: Title
  Label: Title
  Group: Ti
  Data: Anxious boys and girls under the teacher's radar: Students' perceptions of academic problems and help in compulsory school.
– Name: Author
  Label: Authors
  Group: Au
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Løhre%2C+Audhild%22">Løhre, Audhild</searchLink> (AUTHOR)<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Uthus%2C+Marit%22">Uthus, Marit</searchLink> (AUTHOR)<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Aas%2C+Hanne+Kristin%22">Aas, Hanne Kristin</searchLink> (AUTHOR)
– Name: TitleSource
  Label: Source
  Group: Src
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="JN" term="%22Scandinavian+Journal+of+Educational+Research%22">Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research</searchLink>. Oct2025, Vol. 69 Issue 6, p1147-1160. 14p.
– Name: Subject
  Label: Subjects
  Group: Su
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Anxiety%22">Anxiety</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Mental+health%22">Mental health</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Students%22">Students</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Teachers%22">Teachers</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Classroom+dynamics%22">Classroom dynamics</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Gender+differences+%28Sociology%29%22">Gender differences (Sociology)</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Educational+support%22">Educational support</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Learning+problems%22">Learning problems</searchLink>
– Name: Abstract
  Label: Abstract
  Group: Ab
  Data: Anxiety adversely impacts boys' and girls' mental health. We assessed agreement on student anxiousness in 390 student and teacher reports from first to 10th grade. Of 67 self-reported anxious students, 56 (83.6%) were unrecognized by the teacher. Next, we explored classroom-related characteristics of anxious and unseen students in logistic regression. Multivariable analyses showed perceptions of being bothered in class to be typical for boys, whereas loneliness was most dominant for anxious and unseen girls. Lastly, we explored the influence of specific academic problems and teacher help. Dissatisfaction with teacher help and perceived problems in mathematics characterized girls, whereas boys reported problems with writing, mathematics, and English. However, it is worth noting that perceived teacher help lessened burdens of academic problems for anxious and unseen students. We discuss possible reasons for the large proportion of unseen anxiousness and suggest that reflective conversations among teachers may increase their attentiveness and engagement. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
– Name: AbstractSuppliedCopyright
  Label:
  Group: Ab
  Data: <i>Copyright of Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research is the property of Taylor & Francis Ltd and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract.</i> (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
PLink https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=pbh&AN=188100216
RecordInfo BibRecord:
  BibEntity:
    Identifiers:
      – Type: doi
        Value: 10.1080/00313831.2024.2394402
    Languages:
      – Code: eng
        Text: English
    PhysicalDescription:
      Pagination:
        PageCount: 14
        StartPage: 1147
    Subjects:
      – SubjectFull: Anxiety
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Mental health
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Students
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Teachers
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Classroom dynamics
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Gender differences (Sociology)
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Educational support
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Learning problems
        Type: general
    Titles:
      – TitleFull: Anxious boys and girls under the teacher's radar: Students' perceptions of academic problems and help in compulsory school.
        Type: main
  BibRelationships:
    HasContributorRelationships:
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Løhre, Audhild
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Uthus, Marit
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Aas, Hanne Kristin
    IsPartOfRelationships:
      – BibEntity:
          Dates:
            – D: 01
              M: 10
              Text: Oct2025
              Type: published
              Y: 2025
          Identifiers:
            – Type: issn-print
              Value: 00313831
          Numbering:
            – Type: volume
              Value: 69
            – Type: issue
              Value: 6
          Titles:
            – TitleFull: Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research
              Type: main
ResultId 1