Articles Vol. 66 No. CĐ14-HNKH BV Giao thông Vận tải 09/01/2026

CURRENT SITUATION AND SOME FACTORS RELATED TO ANXIETY DISORDERS IN LAST SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN HANOI CITY

Dang Hung Dung1,2, Nguyen Hong Minh3,4, Nguyen Thi Nga5,6, Ha Xuan Nham5,6, Nguyen Thi Ha7,8, Nguyen Thi Giang7,8, Nguyen Hai Quan9,10
1 Hanoi Department of Home Affairs
2 Sở Nội vụ Hà Nội
3 University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Thai Nguyen University
4 Trường Đại học Y Dược, Đại học Thái Nguyên
5 Hanoi Department of Education and Training
6 Sở Giáo dục Hà Nội
7 University of Education – Vietnam National University, Hanoi
8 Trường Đại học Giáo dục – ĐHQG Hà Nội
9 Hanoi University of Public Health
10 Trường Đại học Y Tế Công Cộng
DOI: 10.52163/yhc.v66iCD14.4124
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Keywords
Anxiety; smartphone addiction; bullying; academic pressure; final-year lower secondary students; 9th-grade students
Abstract

A cross-sectional study on 541 grade 9 students, junior high school in Hanoi city from March 1, 2024 to May 30, 2024. 

Objective: The study aims to determine the rate and some factors related to signs of anxiety in senior high school students in Hanoi city. 

Results: 49.72% of students have signs of anxiety at different levels: mild level is 25.69%, moderate level is 10.54%, severe level is 13.49%. Factors that are statistically significant with the rate of students with signs of anxiety are: Gender, academic pressure, physical bullying, phone addiction (p<0.01). Conclusion: 49.72% of senior high school students in Hanoi city have signs of anxiety at different levels. Solutions should focus on factors such as academic pressure, physical bullying, and phone addiction in students.

 

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