고등학생들의 시험불안과 대처전략

Test Anxiety and Coping Strategy in High School Students

Objects : The purpose of this study was to see the relationship between the level of test anxiety and coping strategy in high school students. Methods: The subjects were 952 high school students(411 boys and 541 girls) in Kwangju. A self reporting questionnaire, test anxiety scales and coping strategy scales were handed out to the students on April 1994. Results : 1) Test anxiety scores in grade I and II were higher than those in grade m . Test anxiety scores were correlated with difficulty in attention, depressive mood and suicidal ideas. 2) The high test anxiety group used more coping strategies than the low test anxiety group and coping strategies were varied among high test anxiety groups according to the grade. 3) Test anxiety correlated positively with coping strategy. 4) Predicting factors o f test anxiety were grade, attention difficulty, depressive mood, suicidal idea, withdrawal or disengagement, life event, internal suppression of emotion and distance. Conclusion : The above results suggest that test anxiety correlated positively with coping strategy and the high test anxiety group used much more coping strategies in order to overcome stress using their potential inner resource than the low test anxie