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KMID : 0367320010120020225
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Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
2001 Volume.12 No. 2 p.225 ~ p.236
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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TEST-ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, TRAIT ANXIETY AND STATE ANXIETY
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Cho Soo-Churl
Jung Yeoung
Hong Kang-E
Shin Min-Sup
Seong Yeong-Hoon
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Abstract
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Introduction : Test anxiety is a pervasive problem among high school students in Korea. While anxiety in test situations may actually facilitate the performance of some students, more often it is disruptive and leads to performance decrements. Over the past years, many child psychiatrists have become concerned with understanding the nature of test anxiety, but it is not clearly understood yet. In order to understand the nature of test anxiety, the relationship between test anxiety and depression, state anxiety, trait anxiety was examined. In addition, the relationships between the subscores of test anxiety (worry and emotionality) and the subscores of CDI, state anxiety or trait anxiety were examined.
Methods : The Test Anxiety Inventory, Chidlren´s Depression Inventory, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory were administered to 425 high school students in Seoul. The relationships between test anxiety and other measures were tested using Pearson correlation coefficients and to test the causal ralationship among the variables, regression analysis was performed.
Results : The correlation coefficients between test anxiety and depression, state anxiety, trait anxiety were 0.56 (p <0.05) , 0.75 (p<0.05) , 0.53 (p<0.05) respectively. The correlation coefficients between subscales of test anxiety and depression were all significant. The correlation between subscales of test anxiety and state and trait anxiety were also statistically significant.
Conclusions : This study indicates that test anxiety is closely related with depression, state and trait anxiety. In addition, the subscales of test anxiety are significantly related with those of the depression. The correlation coefficients between test anxiety and state-trait anxiety are also statistically significant. Thus, in order to develop the preventive and effective methods for treatment, these psychopathological characteristics should be kept in mind.
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KEYWORD
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Test anxiety, Trait anxiety, State anxiety, Depression
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