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Higher emotional intelligence is related to lower test anxiety among students
BACKGROUND: For students attending university courses, experiencing test anxiety (TA) dramatically impairs cognitive performance and success at exams. Whereas TA is a specific case of social phobia, emotional intelligence (EI) is an umbrella term covering interpersonal and intrapersonal skills, alon...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4716726/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26834474 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S98259 |
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author | Ahmadpanah, Mohammad Keshavarz, Mohammadreza Haghighi, Mohammad Jahangard, Leila Bajoghli, Hafez Sadeghi Bahmani, Dena Holsboer-Trachsler, Edith Brand, Serge |
author_facet | Ahmadpanah, Mohammad Keshavarz, Mohammadreza Haghighi, Mohammad Jahangard, Leila Bajoghli, Hafez Sadeghi Bahmani, Dena Holsboer-Trachsler, Edith Brand, Serge |
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description | BACKGROUND: For students attending university courses, experiencing test anxiety (TA) dramatically impairs cognitive performance and success at exams. Whereas TA is a specific case of social phobia, emotional intelligence (EI) is an umbrella term covering interpersonal and intrapersonal skills, along with positive stress management, adaptability, and mood. In the present study, we tested the hypothesis that higher EI and lower TA are associated. Further, sex differences were explored. METHOD: During an exam week, a total of 200 university students completed questionnaires covering sociodemographic information, TA, and EI. RESULTS: Higher scores on EI traits were associated with lower TA scores. Relative to male participants, female participants reported higher TA scores, but not EI scores. Intrapersonal and interpersonal skills and mood predicted low TA, while sex, stress management, and adaptability were excluded from the equation. CONCLUSION: The pattern of results suggests that efforts to improve intrapersonal and interpersonal skills, and mood might benefit students with high TA. Specifically, social commitment might counteract TA. |
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spelling | pubmed-47167262016-02-01 Higher emotional intelligence is related to lower test anxiety among students Ahmadpanah, Mohammad Keshavarz, Mohammadreza Haghighi, Mohammad Jahangard, Leila Bajoghli, Hafez Sadeghi Bahmani, Dena Holsboer-Trachsler, Edith Brand, Serge Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat Short Report BACKGROUND: For students attending university courses, experiencing test anxiety (TA) dramatically impairs cognitive performance and success at exams. Whereas TA is a specific case of social phobia, emotional intelligence (EI) is an umbrella term covering interpersonal and intrapersonal skills, along with positive stress management, adaptability, and mood. In the present study, we tested the hypothesis that higher EI and lower TA are associated. Further, sex differences were explored. METHOD: During an exam week, a total of 200 university students completed questionnaires covering sociodemographic information, TA, and EI. RESULTS: Higher scores on EI traits were associated with lower TA scores. Relative to male participants, female participants reported higher TA scores, but not EI scores. Intrapersonal and interpersonal skills and mood predicted low TA, while sex, stress management, and adaptability were excluded from the equation. CONCLUSION: The pattern of results suggests that efforts to improve intrapersonal and interpersonal skills, and mood might benefit students with high TA. Specifically, social commitment might counteract TA. Dove Medical Press 2016-01-12 /pmc/articles/PMC4716726/ /pubmed/26834474 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S98259 Text en © 2016 Ahmadpanah et al. This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. |
spellingShingle | Short Report Ahmadpanah, Mohammad Keshavarz, Mohammadreza Haghighi, Mohammad Jahangard, Leila Bajoghli, Hafez Sadeghi Bahmani, Dena Holsboer-Trachsler, Edith Brand, Serge Higher emotional intelligence is related to lower test anxiety among students |
title | Higher emotional intelligence is related to lower test anxiety among students |
title_full | Higher emotional intelligence is related to lower test anxiety among students |
title_fullStr | Higher emotional intelligence is related to lower test anxiety among students |
title_full_unstemmed | Higher emotional intelligence is related to lower test anxiety among students |
title_short | Higher emotional intelligence is related to lower test anxiety among students |
title_sort | higher emotional intelligence is related to lower test anxiety among students |
topic | Short Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4716726/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26834474 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S98259 |
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