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KMID : 0367320000110010016
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Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
2000 Volume.11 No. 1 p.16 ~ p.26
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FAMILY ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AFFECTING TEST ANXIETY IN ADOLESCENT
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Lee Young-Sik
Sung Jong-Ho
Sohn In-Ki
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Abstract
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Objectives : This study was done as a part of investigating individual and socioenvironmental factors affecting test anxiety in adolescent. The focusing of this study was detecting specific family enviromental factors affecting worry and emotionality of test anxiety.
Methods : The subjects of this study were 880 middle and high school students in Seoul, Korea. To evaluate test anxiety level, Spielberger´s Test Anxiety Inventory was applied and to evaluate familial factor, Moos and Moos´ Family Environmental Scale was done.
Results : The results were as follows. 1) Total and worry part of test anxiety scores were negatively correlated with cohesion and independence scores. Total, worry, and emotional part of test anxiety scores were positively correlated with achievement orientation and control scores. 2) High test anxiety group showed higher achievement orientation and control scores, and lower cohesion scores than low test anxiety group. 3) The higher socioeducational level of parents were, the higher three subscale(cohesion, independence, and achievement orientation) scores were, except control score.
Conclusion : In therapeutic approach of adolescent´s test anxiety, the importance of education and treatment of their parents should be emphasized. Parents should set their children´s appropriate achievement goal, encourage their children´s independency instead of control. Cohesion of familial members are also needed.
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KEYWORD
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Test anxiety, Family environmental factor, Adolescent
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