Perceived Anxiety In Students at Southern Adventist University*

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Poster Presentation

Mentor/Supervising Professor Name

Melissa Garcia

Abstract (Description of Research)

This study aims to understand the relationship between test anxiety and family background, class difficulty, health, and environmental factors in college students. Exploring these connections can help us to understand the cause of test anxiety, which will, in turn, give students and professors an amplified understanding of the testing space. In conducting this study, we will understand if there is a correlation between students who experience test anxiety and any of the four previously mentioned factors (family background, class difficulty, health, and environment). Our data was collected from college students attending Southern Adventist University who regularly experience test-taking environments. This information was collected through a two-part participatory survey. The first part consisted of a QR code that we provided in a class before the testing session. This collected general demographics and required students to take a baseline anxiety test called the STAI, otherwise known as the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. Second, a questionnaire was made to determine students’ perceived anxiety levels before and after the test. As predicted, our results suggest that there is a significant correlation between test anxiety and other environmental factors, family background, class difficulty, and health. Based on these findings, we conclude there are multiple factors influencing the development of test anxiety, which suggests more attention must be paid to the different situational factors that could contribute to anxiety to recognize the exacerbating effects of test anxiety on college students.

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Perceived Anxiety In Students at Southern Adventist University*

This study aims to understand the relationship between test anxiety and family background, class difficulty, health, and environmental factors in college students. Exploring these connections can help us to understand the cause of test anxiety, which will, in turn, give students and professors an amplified understanding of the testing space. In conducting this study, we will understand if there is a correlation between students who experience test anxiety and any of the four previously mentioned factors (family background, class difficulty, health, and environment). Our data was collected from college students attending Southern Adventist University who regularly experience test-taking environments. This information was collected through a two-part participatory survey. The first part consisted of a QR code that we provided in a class before the testing session. This collected general demographics and required students to take a baseline anxiety test called the STAI, otherwise known as the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. Second, a questionnaire was made to determine students’ perceived anxiety levels before and after the test. As predicted, our results suggest that there is a significant correlation between test anxiety and other environmental factors, family background, class difficulty, and health. Based on these findings, we conclude there are multiple factors influencing the development of test anxiety, which suggests more attention must be paid to the different situational factors that could contribute to anxiety to recognize the exacerbating effects of test anxiety on college students.