TY - JOUR
T1 - Cognitive Behavioral Model of Test Anxiety in a High-Stakes Context
T2 - An Exploratory Study
AU - Segool, Natasha K.
AU - von der Embse, Nathaniel P.
AU - Mata, Andrea D.
AU - Gallant, Jason
PY - 2014/3
Y1 - 2014/3
N2 - A cognitive behavioral model of test anxiety among school-aged children has yet to be empirically evaluated. The present study evaluates a cognitive behavioral model of test anxiety occurring in a high-stakes context using structural equation modeling. A sample of 1,248 high school students in six high schools completed measures of test anxiety, self-efficacy, school climate, perceived test importance, and demographic information to evaluate a proposed test anxiety model that includes cognitive processes, learning experiences, demographic characteristics, social context, and environmental contingencies as predictors. The resulting model suggests a dynamic interplay among variables and significantly advances our understanding of the factors related to the manifestation of test anxiety in a high-stakes context. Implications for assessment, treatment, and research with test anxiety are considered.
AB - A cognitive behavioral model of test anxiety among school-aged children has yet to be empirically evaluated. The present study evaluates a cognitive behavioral model of test anxiety occurring in a high-stakes context using structural equation modeling. A sample of 1,248 high school students in six high schools completed measures of test anxiety, self-efficacy, school climate, perceived test importance, and demographic information to evaluate a proposed test anxiety model that includes cognitive processes, learning experiences, demographic characteristics, social context, and environmental contingencies as predictors. The resulting model suggests a dynamic interplay among variables and significantly advances our understanding of the factors related to the manifestation of test anxiety in a high-stakes context. Implications for assessment, treatment, and research with test anxiety are considered.
KW - Cognitive behavior
KW - Examination anxiety
KW - High-stakes testing
KW - Test anxiety
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85016234748
U2 - 10.1007/s12310-013-9111-7
DO - 10.1007/s12310-013-9111-7
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85016234748
SN - 1866-2625
VL - 6
SP - 50
EP - 61
JO - School Mental Health
JF - School Mental Health
IS - 1
ER -