Test anxiety inventory: 30 years later

Anxiety, Stress and Coping

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 667-677

  Szafranski, Derek D ^a   Barrera, Terri L ^a   Norton, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

academic performance; anxiety; grade point average; psychometrics; test anxiety; undergraduate students

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867280116     PISSN: 10615806     EISSN: 14772205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10615806.2012.663490     Document Type: Article

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