Investigation of the factors affecting the cognitive test anxiety in university students

Abstract

Objective: The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between cognitive test anxiety sociodemographic data, anxiety and depressive symptoms and also the mediating role of depression level in the relationship between anxiety and cognitive test anxiety among university students. Method: The data were collected from 171 volunteer Turkish university students. Sociodemographic information form. Beck Depression Inventory, State and Trait Anxiety Inventory, Cognitive Test Anxiety Inventory were administered to the participants. Results: There was a statistically significant correlation between all scales used (p<0.01). Cognitive test anxiety was predicted by trait anxiety level, depressive symptom Intensity (p<0.05), but It was not predicted by state anxiety level (p=0.114). In mediation analysis, depression was a mediator between trait anxiety and cognitive test anxiety (p <0.05). Conclusion: Results will contribute to a better understanding of the relationship between different psychological variables such as anxiety and depression.