Test anxiety and resilience in adolescent students of upper secondary school

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Unit:
Κατεύθυνση Ψυχική Υγεία Παιδιών και Εφήβων
Library of the School of Health Sciences
Deposit date:
2019-04-05
Year:
2019
Author:
Manta Kyriakh
Supervisors info:
Στυλιανός Χριστογιώργος, Αναπληρωτής Καθηγητής, Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ, Επιβλέπων
Γεράσιμος Κολαΐτης, Καθηγητής, Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ
Γιαννοπούλου Ιωάννα, Επίκουρη Καθηγήτρια, Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ
Original Title:
Το άγχος των εξετάσεων και η ψυχική ανθεκτικότητα σε εφήβους μαθητές Λυκείου
Languages:
Greek
Translated title:
Test anxiety and resilience in adolescent students of upper secondary school
Summary:
Background: In Greek society, university entrance exams are of great importance and as a result, a great proportion of students show high rates of anxiety during this preparation period.
Aim: The aim of the present study was to investigate the general anxiety (state and trait) and resilience of 11 and 12-Grade adolescent students who are preparing for university entrance exams.
Methods: The total sample consisted of 200 adolescent students, 88 boys and 112 girls, from upper secondary schools in Corinthia. To examine the students’ general anxiety and resilience were used: a) one questionnaire of demographics developed by the researcher, b) the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children (STAIC), c) The Connor- Davidson Resilience Scales (CD-RISC).
Results: Results showed no statistically significant difference between state - trait anxiety and school classes. Moreover, girls scored higher in state anxiety as well as in trait anxiety than boys, whereas boys scored higher than girls in most dimensions of CD-RISC. Non Greek students developed more state anxiety and less resilience than Greek students. Also, it was found that adolescents whose father had a high educational level had lower scores on trait anxiety compared to those whose father had a low educational level, whereas students whose mother and father had high educational level showed higher resilience. Finally, negative relationships were found between resilience and state anxiety as well as trait anxiety.
Conclusions: Although anxiety (state and trait) and resilience are no related to school classes, there is a strong relationship with the following demographic factors: gender, ethnicity and parents’ educational level.
Main subject category:
Philosophy - Psychology
Keywords:
Students, Admission exams, State anxiety, Trait anxiety, Resilience
Index:
Yes
Number of index pages:
1
Contains images:
No
Number of references:
223
Number of pages:
121
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