Text anxiety on cognitive ability test can result in differential predictive validity of academic performance

被引：21

作者：

Bonaccio, Silvia ^{[1
]}

Reeve, Charlie L. ^{[2
]}

Winford, Eboni C. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Ottawa, Telfer Sch Management, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada

[2] Univ N Carolina Charlotte, Hlth Psychol Program, Charlotte, NC USA

来源：

PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES | 2012年 / 52卷 / 04期

关键词：

Test anxiety; Worry; Emotionality; Differential predictive validity; Cognitive ability tests; Academic performance; SELECTION; INTERFERENCE; BIAS;

D O I：

10.1016/j.paid.2011.11.015

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

This paper investigates whether test anxiety leads to differential predictive validity in academic performance. Our results show that the predictive validity of a cognitive ability test, using final exam performance as a criterion, decreased a small amount as Worry (the cognitive aspect of anxiety) increased but was unaffected by Emotionality (the physiological aspect of anxiety). These results suggest that cognitive ability tests may be more useful as predictors of performance for low anxiety test-takers. These findings are discussed in the context of the interference and deficit perspectives of test anxiety. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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页码：497 / 502

页数：6

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