Role of Integrative Self-knowledge, Experiential Avoidance and Self-Compassion in Test Anxiety of female Students
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Sara Moradi Kelardeh1 , Seifollah Aghajani1 , Reza Ghasemi Jobaneh 2, Iman Baharvand3 |
1- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran 2- Department of Counseling, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran , rghasemi.jobaneh@yahoo.com 3- Department of Counseling, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran |
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Introduction: Test anxiety is one of the Psychological-educational problems that has a higher prevalence in female students. Psychological factors can play a role in explaining the test anxiety. The aim of current research was to investigate the Role of Integrative Self-knowledge, Experiential Avoidance and Self-Compassion in Test Anxiety of female Students.
Methods: This research method was correlation. 171 female Students of Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz were selected through Voluntary sampling method and responded to Test Anxiety, Integrative Self-knowledge, Experiential Avoidance and Self-Compassion Questionnaires. The gathered data were analyzed by Pearson correlation coefficient and stepwise regression.
Results: The findings showed that there is a negative correlation between Integrative Self-knowledge and Self-Compassion with Test Anxiety (P>0.01). There is a positive correlation between Experiential Avoidance with Test Anxiety (P < 0.01). Also Among the predictor variables, Integrative Self-knowledge and Experiential Avoidance had the predictive power for test anxiety in female students (P<0.01).
Conclusions: The findings of this study indicate the importance of psychological factors in explaining the test anxiety. Therefore, paying attention to these factors, especially Integrative Self-knowledge and Experiential Avoidance play an important role in reducing the test anxiety of female students. |
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Keywords: Integrative Self-knowledge, Experiential Avoidance, Self-Compassion, Test Anxiety, Students. |
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Health Received: 2018/10/6 | Accepted: 2018/12/17 | Published: 2019/05/7
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