Prevalence of Separation Anxiety Among Kindergarten Learners in Cuyapo East and West Districts

Abstract

Kindergarten is a critical year where children’s experiences nurture positive approaches to learning and prepare children for the more rigorous academic expectations of the primary grades. However, children at this age are also the most vulnerable to experience separation anxiety especially when starting to go school. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of separation anxiety among kindergarten pupils of East and West Districts in Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija during the second quarter of Calendar Year 2018. A descriptive method of research using survey questionnaire was utilized in the study. Results revealed that separation anxiety among kindergarten leaners are sometimes prevalent. Further, results also revealed that profile variables Parent’s occupation and Birth orders have a significant effect on the prevalence of anxiety among kindergarten learners. Furthermore, ‘refusal to go to school’ is the most serious problems being encountered on kindergarten leaners who experience separation anxiety as perceived by their teachers. Moreover, management of separation anxiety among kindergarten learners using the proposed intervention program is one of the recommendations given in the study.