Deconstructing test anxiety

Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 141-155

  Putwain, David William ^a  

^a EDGE HILL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Academic self concept; Achievement goals; Conceptualisation; Definition; Educational policy; Test anxiety

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DYSLEXIA; EDUCATION; EGO; EMOTIONALITY; EXAMINATION ANXIETY; FAMILY RELATION; FEAR; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHODYNAMICS; SCHOOL STRESS; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL PHOBIA; STUDENT ATTITUDE; THINKING;

EID: 46049118794     PISSN: 13632752     EISSN: 17412692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13632750802027713     Document Type: Article

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