TEST ANXIETY, ACHIEVEMENT MOTIVATION AND COPING BEHAVIOUR AMONG CANDIDATES ASPIRING FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE

• Authors: Sud Anup , Monga Divya
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

A total of 100 candidates (equal number of males and females) aspiring for civil services were selected. The result of correlation analysis revealed that test anxiety, worry and emotionality are positively related to self-distraction and behaviour disengagement aspects of problem-focused coping as well as denial, religion, and self-blame aspects of emotion-focused coping. The test anxiety and worry are significantly related to venting, and emotionality alone is positively and significantly related to the use of emotional support aspect of emotion-focused coping and the use of instrumental support aspect of problem-focused coping. Achievement motivation has been found to be significantly and negatively related only to the humor aspect of emotion-focused coping. Relevant discussion has been presented.

Keywords

EN

ANXIETY; CIVIL SERVICES; COPING; EMOTIONALITY; TEST

Discipline

• PSYCHOLOGY: PSYCHOLOGY

• Publisher: Institute of Experimental Psychology, Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Studia Psychologica
• Year: 2009
• Volume: 51
• Issue: 2-3
• Pages: 207-213
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Sud Anup

author

Monga Divya

• Sud Anup, Department of Psychology, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla - 171005, India; www.psychologia.sav.sk/sp/

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

09SKAAAA065816