A Case Study on Narcissism and Anxiety amongst Students

Abstract

The study intends to assess the level of the narcissism of students and the level of anxiety. Narcissism is an excessive admiration and unrealistic positive view of oneself and physical appearance. While anxiety is a feeling of having fear of what might happen that is usually experienced by the students. The study is anchored in the Cognitive Development Theory of Jean Piaget in 1936. He explained anxiety as the tendency to overestimate the potential for danger. This research study used the correlational quantitative design because it examined the association between the level of the narcissism of students and the level of anxiety. Using a rating scale questionnaire on the level of narcissism and the level of anxiety is the level of anxiety among senior high school students. The researchers found out that most of the students feel assertive. Also, they seldom like to be the center of attention which means of having a narcissistic personality which could affect the way they perform in school. Meanwhile, they also feel anxious of hearing the announcement of a coming test and reading the first question on final exam. The data gathered was treated with the use of statistical tests the weighted mean and chi-square. The study showed that there is an association between the level of narcissism and level of anxiety.