Abstract

Student anxiety has emerged as a significant factor affecting academic performance social interaction and overall psychological well-being. Anxiety in educational settings manifests as persistent worry nervousness and fear related to examinations performance evaluation and social interactions within the school or college environment. This research aims to explore the multifaceted effects of student anxiety by investigating both cognitive and behavioral dimensions. The study emphasizes that heightened anxiety not only affects learning outcomes but also has profound implications for students emotional and physiological health. Various factors contributing to anxiety including academic pressure parental expectations peer influence and personal traits have been systematically examined. The study also integrates perspectives from contemporary psychological theories such as cognitive-behavioral frameworks social learning theory and the Yerkes-Dodson law which posits an inverted-U relationshi