Construction and validation of a japanese adaptation of the test anxiety inventory

Araki, Noriyuki; Iwawaki, Saburo; Spielberger, Charles D.

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“…No significant differences in the mean Total, Worry, and Emotionality scores were found for the middle school and high school children. These findings are consistent with most age trends reported in the test anxiety literature (Araki, Iwawaki, & Spielberger, 1992;Hembree, 1988;Zeidner, 1998); however, they are not as predicted for the Indian children in the present study wherein high school children were expected to report higher levels of test anxiety than middle school children due to the impending school board exams.…”

Section: Friedben Test Anxiety Scale (Ftas)supporting

confidence: 91%

Test anxiety in Indian children: A cross-cultural perspective

Bodas

Ollendick

Sovani

2008

Anxiety, Stress & Coping

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The present investigation examined test anxiety in Indian children from a cross-cultural perspective. Test anxiety has been studied extensively in western countries but much less so in eastern countries. Furthermore, the cross-cultural research conducted in eastern countries possesses significant limitations and continues to possess a western bias. The present research attempted to advance cross-cultural research on test anxiety by adopting Berry's imposed etic-emic-derived etic methodology. Participants included 231 schoolchildren. Qualitative data were collected to examine culture-specific variables (emic considerations) using structured focus groups and open-ended questions. Next, quantitative data were collected using translated and adapted versions of Spielberger's Test Anxiety Inventory and the FRIEDBEN Test Anxiety Scale. Qualitative data indicated culture-specific elements of test anxiety in Indian youth, including the high stakes associated with exam performance and future schooling as well as the role of somatization and social derogation in the phenomenological experience of test anxiety. Although quantitative findings failed to confirm the importance of high-stakes environments on test anxiety, the importance of somatization and social derogation was substantiated. Ongoing desensitization to test anxiety and enhanced coping responses were proposed as possible explanations for the obtained relations.

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Section: Friedben Test Anxiety Scale (Ftas)supporting

confidence: 91%

Test anxiety in Indian children: A cross-cultural perspective

Bodas

Ollendick

Sovani

2008

Anxiety, Stress & Coping

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“…At the end of the research, it was found that the relationship between test anxiety and academic achievement was -.15 (p Ͻ 0.001), and locus of control .17 (p Ͻ 0.001), and depression .25 (p Ͻ 0.001), self-concept -.40 (p Ͻ 0.001), selfesteem -.36 (p Ͻ 0.001), and trait anxiety -.39 (p Ͻ 0.001). That relationship (r ϭ -.15) between test anxiety and academic success was low but significant and consistent with the findings in the literature (Araki et al, 1992;Campbell, 1986;Hembree, 1988). Negative effects of test anxiety on academic achievement are also supported by the result of the research.…”

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confidence: 91%

Test Anxiety and Psychopathology in Fifth-Grade Students in Turkey

Kaya

2004

International Journal of Educational Reform

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“…Much of the cross-cultural research in this area has been focused on investigating the factor structure of test anxiety by adapting the existing "Western" assessment measures to the particular culture being studied. For instance, Spielberger's TAI (1980) has been translated and adapted into numerous cross cultural editions including Chinese (Rocklin & Ren-Min, 1983), Czech (Man, Budejovice, & Hosek, 1989), Dutch (Van der Ploeg, 1983), Hebrew (Zeidner & Nevo, 1993), Hindi, (Sharma, Sud, & Spielberger, 1983), Hungarian (Sipos, Sipos, & Spielberger, 1985), Italian (Comunian, 1985), Japanese (Araki, Iwawaki, & Spielberger, 1992), Jordanian (Ahlawat, 1989), Korean (Schwarzer & Kim, 1984), Norwegian (Hagtvet, 1984), Spanish (Bauermeister, Collazo, & Spielberber, 1983), and Turkish (Oner et al, 1987) languages. Other studies have compared two or more cultures in terms of their scores on equivalent measures of test anxiety, task performance, and other related constructs.…”

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Test Anxiety: A Cross-Cultural Perspective

Bodas

Ollendick

2005

Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev

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The present paper examines test anxiety from a cross-cultural perspective with specific reference to the Indian and American cultures. The construct of test anxiety has been examined in many cultures all over the world. In this review, the importance of understanding and incorporating contextual factors in cross-cultural research is emphasized. Moreover, some of the methodological issues related to investigating culture-behavior relationship are discussed. Specifically, the derived-etic approach for conducting cross-cultural research is espoused. Then, research findings from western, cross-cultural, and Indian studies on test anxiety are reviewed. Consistent with the individualistic orientation of the western society, much of the research in the western world has adopted a de-contextualized approach. Inasmuch as many of the cross-cultural and Indian studies on test anxiety have their roots in western research, they have ignored the cultural context as well. To address this void, contextual variables relevant to test anxiety in the Indian setting are examined and hypotheses regarding the nature of test anxiety in Indian children are proposed. Finally, a research agenda is presented to examine these hypotheses using a derived-etic approach.

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Construction and validation of a japanese adaptation of the test anxiety inventory

Cited by 11 publications

References 4 publications

Test anxiety in Indian children: A cross-cultural perspective

Test anxiety in Indian children: A cross-cultural perspective

Test Anxiety and Psychopathology in Fifth-Grade Students in Turkey

Test Anxiety: A Cross-Cultural Perspective

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