The Test Anxiety Inventory for Children and Adolescents (TAICA): Examination of the Psychometric Properties of a New Multidimensional Measure of Test Anxiety Among Elementary and Secondary School Students
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The Test Anxiety Inventory for Children and Adolescents (TAICA) is a new multidimensional measure used to assess test anxiety in elementary and secondary school students. The TAICA is a 45-item self-report measure consisting of a Total Test Anxiety scale, four debilitating test anxiety subscales (Cognitive Obstruction/Inattention, Physiological Hyperarousal, Social Humiliation, and Worry), a facilitating test anxiety scale (Performance Enhancement/ Facilitation Anxiety), and a Lie scale. In the present study, the psychometric properties of the TAICA scores are examined with a volunteer sample of 206 children and adolescents. Results of the study indicate that the TAICA scores have strong to very strong internal consistency reliability and temporal stability (1- to 3-week test-retest interval). Evidence supporting the construct validity of the TAICA scores was found.
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Existing conceptual models of test anxiety are either cognitive and/or affective-physiological or biopsychosocial.
“Conceptual models are either cognitive and/or affective-physiological with elements like test-irrelevant thoughts, confidence or perceived competency (e.g., Spielberger & Vagg, 1995; Zeidner & Matthews, 2005), or biopsychosocial, with contextual and social components like fear of social humiliation, influences of family, school, or community (e.g., Lowe et al., 2008; Segool et al., 2014).”
From THE EFFICACY OF A COMPASSION, ACCEPTANCE AND MINDFULNESS-BASED PILOT INTERVENTION FOR ADOLESCENTS’ TEST ANXIETY: A CASE STUDY USING THE ACADEMIC PROGRAM (2023) · cites this paper as Lowe et al., 2008
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- Lowe, P. A., Lee, S. W., Witteborg, K. M., Prichard, K. W., Luhr, M. E., Cullinan, C. M., Mildren, B. A., Raad, J. M., Cornelius, R. A., & Janik, M.
- Affiliations
- University of Kansas (US)
- Venue
- Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2007-07-12
- Volume
- 26
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 215-230
- ISSN
- 0734-2829 (ISSN-L)
- 1557-5144
- OpenAlex
- W1966406109
- Cited by
- 200
- References
- 55
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- FWCI
- 4.71
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Student Stress and Coping
- Keywords
- test anxiety, self-report measures, psychometric properties, reliability statistics, construct validity, inattention, physiological hyperarousal, social humiliation, worry, performance improvement, children and adolescents, school students
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