Research article summary (published 30 May 1989):

[Test anxiety: various aspects]

(Ansia da esami: suoi vari aspetti.)

Full Abstract

"Academic achievement anxiety" (or "test anxiety") is a situation-specific anxiety. In this research, 53 medical student were subjected to the McNair et al. POMS (an inventory assessing six identifiable mood or affective states) during their psychology examination; 31 of them had been tested with the POMS also 50-70 days before the examination and the other 22 repeated the test 50-70 days after it. All the emotional states increased significantly during the examination, except the Anger-Hostility factor; the significance of the "period effect" for the Confusion-Bewilderment factor shows there is a state of confusion due to the novelty of the test.

Author information

Author/s: Farnè, M (M); Sebellico, A (A);

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: English Abstract; Journal Article

Journal: Bollettino della Società italiana di biologia sperimentale (Boll Soc Ital Biol Sper), published in ITALY. (Language: ita)

Reference: 1989-Jun; vol 65 (issue 6) : pp 571-3

Dates: Created 1990/03/13; Completed 1990/03/13; Revised 2006/11/15;

PMID: 2611019, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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Adult Anxiety - psychology Educational Measurement Emotions Female

Female Humans Male Questionnaires Students, Medical - psychology

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