Test anxiety, coping strategies, and perceived health in a group of high school students: A Turkish sample

Aysan F., Thompson D., Hamarat E.

JOURNAL OF GENETIC PSYCHOLOGY, cilt.162, sa.4, ss.402-411, 2001 (SSCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 162 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2001
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/00221320109597492
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF GENETIC PSYCHOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.402-411
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: adolescence, coping, test anxiety, PERFORMANCE, EVENTS
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

A group of high school juniors and a group of high school seniors in Izmir, Turkey completed measures of test anxiety, coping skills, and perceived health status both before and after a major exam period. Students with high test anxiety used less effective coping mechanisms and tended to have poorer perceptions of their health. Prior to the exams, juniors displayed higher test anxiety and used less effective coping mechanisms than seniors. After the exam periods, improvements were seen for both age groups on perceived health, but scores of younger students remained significantly higher than scores of seniors on one of the key measures of test anxiety. Results of the study lend support to those of previous studies done in other cultural contexts, and Findings have implications for the development of interventions designed to help students cope with stress.