Fear of Failure as a Distinctive Personality Trait Measure of Test Anxiety.

Herman, William E.

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Publication Date: 1990

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Fear of Failure as a Distinctive Personality Trait Measure of Test Anxiety.

Herman, William E.

Journal of Research and Development in Education, v23 n3 p180-85 Spr 1990

Undergraduate students (N=215) were surveyed in a study that explored the relationships between trait test anxiety (fear of failure) and state test anxiety (emotionality and worry). The study also examined the relative strengths of trait and state measures of test anxiety as predictors of college academic performance. (IAH)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Correlation, Failure, Fear, Higher Education, Personality Traits, Predictive Validity, Test Anxiety, Undergraduate Students

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Language: English

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