(1) What risk factors are relevant in the identification of children aversion from social

anxiety?
a. Who are the children most risk from social anxiety?
b. Might several other factors such as:
i. Introversion;
ii. Lack of interpersonal skills;
iii. Shyness/ lack of confidence;
iv. Lack of motivation;
v. Family related stress and;
vi. Socio- economic status.

Another research have been conduct in order to review the relationship among stress

and academic performance of students and it has been found that stress affects the academic

performances of students in great manner (Elliot et al., 2005; Choi, Abbott, Arthur & Hill, 2007).

Students complained about the stress they feel while giving their exams or any competition

regarding grades or in any case when they have so much to study and less time to do it. They

say that it really affects on their performance of work (Carveth, Gesse & Moss, 1996).

Causes of Why Kids Lose Interest in Studying

Here are 10 reasons why kids lose interest in studying and what to
do about it.
1. Difficulties with Listening, Concentrating or
Sitting Still
When your child has difficulties with listening, concentrating or
sitting still, it can severely impact their studying.
Some of the common signs are that your child may have difficulties
in making friends, they lose friends quickly, they struggle with
conversations, they overreact to situations, they can’t keep up with
the workload and they aren’t reliable.
You can help them by role-playing with them in terms of what is
socially acceptable and what is not. Once you’ve done the role-
playing activity talk about what they did well and what they didn’t.
You can also consider signing them up for a group sport or activity
which will help them to see how people work in a team and they’ll
learn about give and take in friendships. Often children who have
these difficulties can get extremely distracted…try and record a
conversation with them and then both listen to it. Once you’ve
listened talk about where he went off track and how he can stay on
track.
Sometimes, however, the problem is so severe that you might need
to get professional help in terms of their concentration levels and
impulsivity.
2. Not Feeling Comfortable in their Environment
You may have done your best in setting up your homeschool
environment but for some reason your child is just not comfortable
in the surroundings and it starts to affect their work. Perhaps it’s too
noisy, not enough stimulating materials or it’s not a conducive
space to study. You may need to rethink your set up and perhaps
invest in some good manipulative play sets and more interesting
items to engage them in the environment. Make sure there is a set
area for studying and that there is enough to keep them stimulated
and engaged in the environment. Another thing to do is to ensure
there is plenty of light and that they have enough space for
studying. Try and limit distractions as well as set up a good,
consistent routine so your kids know what to expect of them. Make
sure they have easy access to the things they’ll need for studying
like pens and pencils, paper, worksheets and other stationery.
Research has shown that people who are more comfortable in their
environment have personalised it themselves, so encourage your
child to create a comfortable work space by adding their own
touches to their work area – they can hang up pictures or add other
little knick-knacks that they like. Creating a comfortable work area
will help them on their way to enjoying studying.
3. Disliking School Subjects
Let’s face it, nobody likes all their subjects. There is always a subject
that a child doesn’t like and they don’t excel at it or aren’t even
interested in it. If you are a homeschooler you have the option of
doing what you like and you have the freedom to focus on other
things. However, if you feel that the subject is important you can try
and make it more fun and relevant for them. Say for example they
don’t like maths, don’t just work through text books, try and find
games or manipulatives that you can play with them to make it
more interesting. Another thing that you can do is remind them how
it will be relevant to them when their studies are over, as often kids
feel that they will just never use the subject out in the real world.
Maths for instance they will use every single day in small things that
they do, so explain this to them and they might see the importance
and relevance to their lives.
4. Not Feeling Challenged by their Work
Often very bright kids don’t feel challenged enough by their work
and this leads to disengaging. They will withdraw from the tasks set
and constantly complain of being bored, or that they didn’t learn
anything. If this is the case you need to consider how you are
teaching them. A good idea is to find them more challenging work
once they have finished the tasks that need to be done. Another
idea is to set specific study goals with a time frame attached to
them so that they know exactly what needs to be achieved and by
when. This will help get them on the road to motivating them and
pushing themselves a little bit further. If you are able to identify this,
then you can work on a solution to challenging your child further. If
this alone doesn’t work, find additional and more challenging work
for them to do that will stimulate their brains even further.
5. Students don’t Believe that their Efforts will Improve their
Performance
If students do not believe that their efforts are likely to improve their
performance, they will not be motivated to work hard. Motivation
can be affected, for instance, if a course is known to be extremely
difficult. They also could have had discouraging experiences in
similar work or on early assignments in a course that convince them
they cannot do the work. Additionally, students have beliefs about
intelligence and learning that can affect their motivation. If they
believe learning is generally fast and easy (and should not be slow
or arduous), they may lose motivation when they encounter
challenges. Similarly, if they believe intelligence is something you
do or do not have, but not something you acquire over time, they
may not see the point of extra effort. Finally, if students attribute
their success to their innate talents rather than effort, they may not
be motivated to work. This can happen whether they believe they
possess the necessary abilities (“I’m a good writer; I don’t need to
start my paper early”) or lack them (“I’m just no good at math.
What’s the point of trying?”)
If this is the case then you need to set some learning strategies
where you motivate them, but that it’s not too hard or challenging,
to keep their interest. Also create ample opportunities for them to
practice and then give them feedback so that they can see that their
efforts are paying off. This can help to improve their confidence. If
your child believes he’s not good at maths, but he starts to do work
and gets better at it, he’ll be more engaged and will be more likely
to make an effort in the future as they see results.
6. Students are Demotivated by the Structure and
Allocation of Rewards
The structure and allocation of rewards in their daily work can
encourage or discourage effort in several important ways. First,
students may lose motivation to work on particular tasks if they do
not feel that there will be a payoff for their time and effort. For
example, they may not want to keep up with certain tasks if they
won’t need the information for some tests or assessments that you
set them. Also they can become demotivated and not complete
assignments properly if the marks allocated to that assignment
aren’t all that big in comparison to the effort that it would take to do
the task. If this is the case make sure that you are rewarding their
efforts in the right way and that the rewards are allocated
appropriately for the tasks that you’ve set them. The way to reward
is to provide feedback instantly for a job well done and allocate
marks for them. If they haven’t met the set criteria that they need
to have achieved, provide encouragement and revisit the work in a
more engaging and interesting way. Make sure that you don’t set
mammoth tasks for little or no reward – make the amount of work
relevant to the amount of marks that they will receive and always
tell them how the information they are learning will be used in tests
and assignments.
7. Learning disabilities
Children with intellectual, cognitive, behavioural, development or
mental health issues will experience a number of problems, for
example sleep disturbances, stomach aches, headaches, diarrhoea,
agitated and aggressive behaviours, withdrawing, loss of confidence
and self-esteem, anxiety and depression. This can severely impact
them when studying as they can be tired and disengage, losing
confidence in their abilities and how they feel about themselves. It’s
important to be able to identify if your child has any of these issues
in order to help. The most effective solution is to get behavioural
and professional interventions as a treatment option, which might or
might not include medication. This will allow your child to get over
their hurdles and become more engaged in their studying, giving
them an advantage that they so need.
8. They Have Failed to Achieve Certain Goals
Sometimes, no matter how hard a child has tried, they just aren’t
achieving certain goals. When this happens they start to lose
interest in studying. In order to help them through this, don’t make
negative comments about the work, rather encourage them and
help them to focus on subjects that they can really achieve well in.
There are our top 10 reasons why kids lose interest in studying and
what to do about it. We hope you’ve found this helpful.
9. Not Working well with Teachers or Instructors
There will always be a teacher or an instructor that your child
doesn’t get on with; however, sometimes it can turn into being a
severe problem not just a fleeting one. Kids will become defiant and
might withdraw if there is a problem. If you are homeschooling, try
and consider how best you can change your behaviour and style of
teaching for less head bashing as you are the one that knows your
child best – what works for them and what doesn’t. Consider this
from a rational standpoint and then put a new style into practice. If
your child is in school talk to them about the problem and see how it
can be managed and give them some ideas of what works for your
child and what doesn’t, giving them an insight into your child’s
personality. This might help them to change their approach in
dealing with your child.
10. Work Style not Suited to Them
All kids are different, and what that means is that all kids learn
differently too. There is not one approach that will work for every
single child. If you are homeschooling, you are lucky to be in the
position where you can adapt your teaching to suit your child’s
needs. Are they more visual learners? Do they learn better in the
afternoons? You will get to know your child and understand what
works best for them, so you can adjust your methods to make it
really work instead of sitting with a child who isn’t really taking
anything in. If they are in school, talk to the teacher about the
difficulties your child is having in learning and why. Try and find a
way to work together to solve the problem so that your child
becomes an active learner as opposed to a passive learner.