Test anxiety and self-esteem in senior high school students: a cross-sectional study
| Autor: | Gunal Bilek, Ekrem Çelik, Seda Aybuke Sari |
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| Přispěvatelé: | [Sari, Seda Aybuke] Cumhuriyet Univ, Dept Child & Adolescent Psychiat, Sivas, Turkey -- [Bilek, Gunal] Bitlis Eren Univ, Dept Stat, Bitlis, Turkey -- [Celik, Ekrem] Bitlis Sci High Sch, Bitlis, Turkey, Bilek, Gunal -- 0000-0001-6417-7129 |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Adolescent Turkey Universities Cross-sectional study Performance Anxiety media_common.quotation_subject education 050109 social psychology Young Adult Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Students Test anxiety media_common self-esteem Internet Schools students 05 social sciences Self-esteem 050301 education medicine.disease Self Concept Psychiatry and Mental health Cross-Sectional Studies Female Psychology 0503 education Clinical psychology |
| ISSN: | 0004-1998 |
| Popis: | WOS: 000419981300002 PubMed ID: 29037120 Purpose: In this study, it is aimed to determine the level of test anxiety and self-esteem in the high school students preparing for the university exam in Bitlis, Turkey, and to investigate the effect of test anxiety on self-esteem.Material and methods: Seven-hundred and twenty-four high school students who were preparing for the university entrance examination in Bitlis participated in the study. A questionnaire which includes socio-demographic data form, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and Revised Test Anxiety Scale was prepared as an e-questionnaire for the students to fill easily and uploaded to the Bitlis State Hospital's website. Schools were called and informed for the students to fill out the e-questionnaire on the Internet.Results: The most important findings from our study are that gender is influential on test anxiety and self-esteem score and test anxiety level are negatively correlated. It was observed that female students had more test anxiety than male students and those who had higher self-esteem had less test anxiety.Conclusion: Consequently, our study shows that university entrance examination creates anxiety on students and reduces self-esteem, especially in female students. |
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