The moderating role of defensive pessimism in the relationship between test anxiety and performance in a licensure examination

College

College of Liberal Arts

Department/Unit

Psychology

Document Type

Article

Source Title

Educational Measurement and Evaluation Review

Volume

9

Issue

1

First Page

68

Last Page

83

Publication Date

2018

Abstract

This study aims to determine if the dimensions of test anxiety (worry and emotionality) can negatively predict test takers’ performance in a licensure examination. It also aims to test if defensive pessimism can buffer these predictive relationships. The study involved data from 101 individuals who took the Philippine licensure examination for Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy. Results from logistic regression analysis reveal that worry negatively predicts examination performance. However, emotionality turns out to be a positive predictor, after controlling for worry. Furthermore, defensive pessimism weakens the negative effect of worry on examination performance, but did not serve as a moderator in the relationship between emotionality and examination results. Future research directions and some practical implications are further discussed.

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Disciplines

Educational Psychology

Keywords

Test anxiety

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