Correlation of Understanding of Physics and Psychological Symptoms among High-School Students in Greece

Autor/inn/en	Aggeliki, Anagnostopoulou; Miltiades, Kyprianou; Antigoni-Elisavet, Rota; Evangelia, Pavlatou; Loizos, Zaphiris
Titel	Correlation of Understanding of Physics and Psychological Symptoms among High-School Students in Greece
Quelle	In: Physics Education, 52 (2017) 5, Artikel 055004 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Miltiades, Kyprianou)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0031-9120
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Physics; High School Students; Depression (Psychology); Correlation; Comprehension; Science Tests; Gender Differences; Multiple Regression Analysis; Greece + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Physik; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Korrelation; Verstehen; Verständnis; Geschlechterkonflikt; Griechenland
Abstract	Depression may essentially influence cognitive function contributing to poor school performance. The present study undertakes to determine the existence and strength of correlation between depressive symptomatology and other mental conditions with the acquired level of understanding of Newtonian physics taught in schools. The current study recruited 490 students (262 girls, 228 boys) attending the first semester of the Greek Second Grade of General Lyceum School. Force Concept Inventory (FCI) tested the depth of the students' understanding of Newtonian Physics. Symptom Checklist-90-R assessed general mental status. The tests took place in the classroom during a 1h session. Low FCI scores significantly correlated with mental conditions, with depression ranking first. Girls had higher scores in all nine symptoms scales of SCL-90 and lower FCI scores. Stepwise regression models proved that the gender effect on FCI could be effectively explained through the significant effect of depression. An understanding of Newtonian physics among high school students may be restricted by common problematic mental conditions, with depression being the greatest among all. Further research, using a more systematic approach to measure depression among adolescents with poor understanding of physics, would help to elucidate the nature of the effect. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01