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Actual and recalled test anxiety and flexibility, rigidity, and self‐control
Author(s) -
Devito Anthony J.,
Kubis Joseph F.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(198311)39:6<970::aid-jclp2270390626>3.0.co;2-h
Subject(s) - psychology , trait anxiety , anxiety , personality , trait , test anxiety , clinical psychology , personality test , developmental psychology , flexibility (engineering) , psychometrics , test validity , social psychology , psychiatry , statistics , mathematics , computer science , programming language
Abstract Recalled and actual test anxiety were compared, and the interrelationship of anxiety and certain personality variables was examined. Sex differences in the variables and in the correlations among variables were studied. The A‐State scale of the State‐Trait Anxiety Inventory was administered to a sample of college students ( N = 71) under different conditions and instructions. Scales that measure trait anxiety, dependency, flexibility, and self‐control also were administered. Recalled test anxiety was significantly higher than actual TA. No significant sex differences were found in the means or correlations of the variables. A strong, positive relationship between A‐Trait and dependency was found.