Personal and situational predictors of test anxiety of students in post-compulsory education

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 137-160

  Putwain, David W ^a   Woods, Kevin A ^b   Symes, Wendy ^b  

^a EDGE HILL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; APTITUDE; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROL; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOLOGY; STATISTICS; STUDENT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; APTITUDE; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MOTIVATION; PARENTING; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRICS; SCHOOL ADMISSION CRITERIA; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOLOGY; STUDENTS; TEST ANXIETY SCALE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75949103131     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000709909X466082     Document Type: Article

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