Repository logo
 
Publication

Test anxiety levels of board exam going students in Tamil Nadu, India

2014Journal article Open access
Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorMary, Revina Ann
dc.contributor.authorMarslin, Gregory
dc.contributor.authorFranklin, Gregory
dc.contributor.authorSheeba, Caroline Jeya
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-07T14:58:27Z
dc.date.available2018-12-07T14:58:27Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractThe latest report by the National Crime Records Bureau has positioned Tamil Nadu as the Indian state with highest suicide rate. At least in part, this is happening due to exam pressure among adolescents, emphasizing the imperative need to understand the pattern of anxiety and various factors contributing to it among students. The present study was conducted to analyze the level of state anxiety among board exam attending school students in Tamil Nadu, India. A group of 100 students containing 50 boys and 50 girls from 10th and 12th grades participated in the study and their state anxiety before board exams was measured by Westside Test Anxiety Scale. We found that all board exam going students had increased level of anxiety, which was particularly higher among boys and 12th standard board exam going students. Analysis of various demographic variables showed that students from nuclear families presented higher anxiety levels compared to their desired competitive group. Overall, our results showing the prevalence of state anxiety among board exam going students in Tamil Nadu, India, support the recent attempt taken by Tamil Nadu government to improve student's academic performance in a healthier manner by appointing psychologists in all government schools.
dc.identifier.doi10.1155/2014/578323
dc.identifier.issn2314-6133
dc.identifier.issn2314-6141
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/12034
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherHindawi Publishing Corporation
dc.relationSHEDDING LIGHT ON THE CONTROVERSY: ESTABLISHING THE EMBRYO MOLECULAR CLOCK AS AN INTEGRAL COMPONENT OF THE LIMB PATTERNING MACHINERY
dc.subjectDepression
dc.subjectStress
dc.titleTest anxiety levels of board exam going students in Tamil Nadu, India
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.awardTitleSHEDDING LIGHT ON THE CONTROVERSY: ESTABLISHING THE EMBRYO MOLECULAR CLOCK AS AN INTEGRAL COMPONENT OF THE LIMB PATTERNING MACHINERY
oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/SFRH/SFRH%2FBD%2F72809%2F2010/PT
oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT//SFRH%2FBPD%2F89493%2F2012/PT
oaire.citation.startPage578323
oaire.citation.titleBioMed Research International
oaire.fundingStreamSFRH
person.familyNameSheeba
person.givenNameCaroline Jeya
person.identifier437977
person.identifier.orcid0000-0001-5357-4743
person.identifier.ridB-5177-2011
person.identifier.scopus-author-id6504257550
project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
rcaap.rightsopenAccess
rcaap.typearticle
relation.isAuthorOfPublication6b2fbf4f-bd66-4f2e-99c8-1d5446d85a98
relation.isAuthorOfPublication.latestForDiscovery6b2fbf4f-bd66-4f2e-99c8-1d5446d85a98
relation.isProjectOfPublication7ab8894a-4dc9-40be-90dd-7cfcc440a308
relation.isProjectOfPublication58e0d95f-782f-4c8a-b029-c2bc31090e5a
relation.isProjectOfPublication.latestForDiscovery58e0d95f-782f-4c8a-b029-c2bc31090e5a

Files

Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
12034.pdf
Size:
1.31 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Download

Collections

FCT2-Artigos (em revistas ou actas indexadas)