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Copyright Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences 2012

Abstract

The aim of this study was to explore the relationship of test anxiety, positive and negative perfectionism and several measures of academic achievement. We also wanted to determine differences in levels of test anxiety between adaptive and non-adaptive perfectionists and non-perfectionists. 331 university students filled in the Test Anxiety Inventory (TAI; Spielberger, Gonzalez, Taylor, Algaze, & Anton, 1978), Positive and Negative Perfectionism Scale (PNPS; Terry-Short, Owens, Slade, & Dewey, 1995) and answered to some questions related to academic achievement (average grade, examination passing, self-satisfaction as a student) and grade importance. The results showed positive correlation between test anxiety and negative perfectionism, but no correlation between test anxiety and positive perfectionism. Positive perfectionism was positively related to grade importance and self-satisfaction as a student. Negative perfectionism was positively associated with grade importance, but negatively related to self-satisfaction as a student. A negative relationship was found between test anxiety and all tested measures of academic achievement, which may indicate adverse consequences of its occurrence on academic achievement. Furthermore, the results indicate that non-adaptive perfectionists had higher levels of test anxiety than adaptive perfectionists and non-perfectionists, while there was no such difference between these two groups. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]

Details

Title
Povezanost ispitne anksioznosti s perfekcionizmom
Author
Jugovic, Inja Erceg; Korajlija, Anita Lauri
Pages
299-316
Publication year
2012
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
ISSN
13320742
e-ISSN
18490395
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
Croatian
ProQuest document ID
1269153226
Copyright
Copyright Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences 2012