Los niveles de ansiedad en un aula de Educación Infantil. Estudio comparativo entre la perspectiva familiar y docente

Abstract

Anxiety disorders are the most prevalent emotional problems in Preschool Education,affecting 10-20% of the population in these ages, being persistent over time and predictorsof later problems. That is why the present work aims to analyze the presence of anxietyin a group of students, both from the perspective of families and teachers. To carry outthe study, the Preschool Anxiety Scale (PAS) was used in a classroom with 19 studentsof ages between 3 and 4, in its version for families and teachers. The results obtained indicatea low level of agreement between the data observed from both perspectives, therebeing agreement regarding the subscales of Social Anxiety and Fear for Physical Integrity.Furthermore, only above-average scores have been detected in family observations. Theimportance of early detection and family-school communication are concluded.