Chukwuorji, JohnBosco Chika and Nwonyi, Sampson Kelechi (2017) Test anxiety: contributions of gender, age, parent's occupation and self-esteem among secondary school students in Nigeria. Journal of Psychology in Africa, 25 (1). 60-64,. ISSN 1815-5626
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Abstract
Most of the previous studies on test anxiety have focused on students in higher institutions with little research on test anxiety in secondary school students. The present study examined the contributions of gender, age, parent’s occupation and self-esteem on test anxiety among secondary school students. Participants were 281 students (males = 156, females = 125; mean age = 17.05, SD = 1.87) who were candidates for centralised, high-stakes examinations in two randomly selected secondary schools in Onitsha, Anambra state, Nigeria. Data were collected using questionnaires comprising the State Self-esteem Scale, the Test Anxiety Inventory and spaces for the provision of relevant socio-demographic information. Results of a hierarchical multiple regression analysis indicated that age and gender did not significantly contribute to test anxiety. Parent’s occupation explained 2% of the variance in test anxiety and self-esteem contributed 10% in explaining test anxiety. Based on the findings, personal predispositions explain test anxiety among school students more than do their demographics.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HM Sociology H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Management and Social Sciences |
| Depositing User: | mrs chioma hannah |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Apr 2019 09:40 |
| Last Modified: | 24 Apr 2019 09:40 |
| URI: | http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/1206 |
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