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Coping and academic problem‐solving ability in test anxiety
Author(s) -
Blankstein Kirk R.,
Flett Gordon L.,
Watson Mark S.
Publication year - 1992
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(199201)48:1<37::aid-jclp2270480105>3.0.co;2-f
Subject(s) - psychology , coping (psychology) , test anxiety , anxiety , clinical psychology , trait , developmental psychology , psychiatry , computer science , programming language
The present study examined coping tendencies and perceptions of problem‐ solving ability in test anxiety. A sample of 125 students completed the revised Ways of Coping Questionnaire, the Academic Problem‐Solving Inventory, and measures of state and trait test anxiety. Correlational analyses confirmed that emotion‐focused coping (i.e., avoidant and confrontive coping) was associated positively with test anxiety. Also, test‐anxious individuals reported poorer ability to solve academic problems. Finally, regression analyses revealed that coping tendencies and perceived problem‐solving ability predicted unique variance in test‐anxiety scores. The results are discussed in terms of the need for a multidimensional model of test anxiety that includes coping processes and self‐evaluations of problem‐solving ability.