SOCIAL ANXIETY DISORDER AND STUDENTS’ ATTITUDE TOWARD LEARNING IN UNIVERSITY OF BAMENDA, CAMEROON
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This study was on social anxiety disorder and it influence on the student’s attitude toward learning in the University of Bamenda. Specifically, the study examined the extent to which fear of the unknown and shyness influence students’ attitudes toward learning in the University of Bamenda. A cross sectional survey research design was used for this study. The sample size was 155 students selected from three faculties. The purposive sampling technique was used to select students who were suffering from social anxiety disorder. A questionnaire was the instrument used for data collection. In data processing, a pre-designed EpiData Version 3.1 database which has in-built consistency and validation checks was used to enter the data. Further consistency, data range and validation checks was performed in SPSS version 21.0 to identify invalid codes. The data was analyzed using frequency counts, percentages and spearman rho test to establish the relationship between the social anxiety disorder and students’ attitude toward learning. The findings of the study showed that there was a significant, moderate and positive relationship between fear of the unknown and student’s attitude toward learning (P<0.001). Equally, there was a significant, strong and negative relationship between fear and attitude toward learning (P<0.001). The study concluded that social anxiety disorder proved to be a negative influence student’s attitude toward learning in the University of Bamenda.
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