Factor Analysis of the Test Anxiety Scale and Evidence Concerning the Components of Test Anxiety.

Richardson, Frank C.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1977

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Factor Analysis of the Test Anxiety Scale and Evidence Concerning the Components of Test Anxiety

Richardson, Frank C.; And Others

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 45, 4, 704, Aug 77

Scores of 1,200 subjects on the Test Anxiety Scale were factor analyzed. Both cognitive "worry" and "emotionality" items loaded strongly on the first factor, which appears to reflect worry about oneself and one's performance on tests and a wide variety of physical and emotional consequences of this intense worry. (Author)

Descriptors: Anxiety, Behavior Rating Scales, Emotional Response, Factor Analysis, Research Projects, Student Behavior, Student Characteristics, Testing Problems

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Sarason Test Anxiety Scale

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