The relation between social identity and test anxiety in university students

Health Psychology Open

ClaraZwettler¹ 

关键词: coping;    identification;    mental health;    social identity;    test anxiety;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2055102918785415

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Social identification has been shown to be a protective resource for mental health. In this study, the relationships between social identification and emotional, as well as cognitive symptoms of test anxiety are investigated. Participants were university students diagnosed with test anxiety (N = 108). They completed questionnaires regarding a range of psychopathologic stress symptoms, and their social identification with fellow students and with their study program. Results reveal negative relations between social identification and almost all investigated emotional and cognitive symptoms of test anxiety. Based on this study, interventions could be developed that strengthen the social identity of university students.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC