The study was conducted with an aim to explore the relationship of academic anxiety and achievement motivation with academic achievement of high school students. The sample of study consists of 300 students (178 males and 122 females) from 5 different schools of Bhopal. Deo-Mohan Achievement Motivation (n-ACH) Scale (Prathibha Deo & Asha Mohan, 1985) and Academic Anxiety Scale (SK Pal, K.S. Misra & K Pandey 1985) were used to measure achievement motivation and academic anxiety. Academic achievement was measured by the grades or percentage of marks obtained by a student in the annual examination in different classes in last three years. Results of the study reveal a significantly higher score of female in academic achievement as well as achievement motivation. Achievement motivation was positively related to academic achievement. Academic anxiety has a significantly negative relationship with achievement motivation but its relationship with academic achievement was statistically insignificant.
Academic Anxiety, Achievement Motivation, Academic Achievement
