Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (대한소아청소년정신의학회)
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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TEST-ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, TRAIT ANXIETY AND STATE ANXIETY

시험불안과 우울, 특성불안 및 상태불안과의 상호관계에 관한 연구

  • Jung, Yeoung (Jung-In Child & Adolescent Neuropsychiatry Clinic) ;
  • Hong, Kang-E (Department of Psychiatry, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Children's Hopsital) ;
  • Shin, Min-Sup (Department of Psychiatry, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Children's Hopsital) ;
  • Seong, Yeong-Hoon (Department of Psychiatry, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Children's Hopsital) ;
  • Cho, Soo-Churl (Department of Psychiatry, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Children's Hopsital)
  • 정영 (정인 소아정신과의원) ;
  • 홍강의 (서울대학교병원 소아 청소년정신과) ;
  • 신민섭 (서울대학교병원 소아 청소년정신과) ;
  • 성영훈 (서울대학교병원 소아 청소년정신과) ;
  • 조수철 (서울대학교병원 소아 청소년정신과)
  • Published : 2001.12.31
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Abstract

Introduction：Test anxiety is a pervasive problem among high school students in Korea. While anxiety in test situations may actually facilitate the performance of some students, more often it is disruptive and leads to performance decrements. Over the past years, many child psychiatrists have become concerned with understanding the nature of test anxiety, but it is not clearly understood yet. In order to understand the nature of test anxiety, the relationship between test anxiety and depression, state anxiety, trait anxiety was examined. In addition, the relationships between the subscores of test anxiety (worry and emotionality) and the subscores of CDI, state anxiety or trait anxiety were examined. Methods：The Test Anxiety Inventory, Chidlren's Depression Inventory, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory were administered to 425 high school students in Seoul. The relationships between test anxiety and other measures were tested using Pearson correlation coefficients and to test the causal ralationship among the variables, regression analysis was performed. Results：The correlation coefficients between test anxiety and depression, state anxiety, trait anxiety were 0.56(p<0.05), 0.75(p<0.05), 0.53(p<0.05) respectively. The correlation coefficients between subscales of test anxiety and depression were all significant. The correlation between subscales of test anxiety and state and trait anxiety were also statistically significant. Conclusions：This study indicates that test anxiety is closely related with depression, state and trait anxiety. In addition, the subscales of test anxiety are significantly related with those of the depression. The correlation coefficients between test anxiety and state-trait anxiety are also statistically significant. Thus, in order to develop the preventive and effective methods for treatment, these psychopathological characteristics should be kept in mind.

시험불안은 전세계적으로 학령기 아동 또는 청소년들이 공통적으로 경험하는 불안이라고 할 수 있다. 경우에 따라서는 어느 정도의 시험불안은 학습을 촉진시키기도 하지만 대부분의 경우에 학습을 저해시키는 요인으로 작용한다. 지난 수십년동안 시험불안의 요인이나 특성에 대하여 많은 연구들이 있어왔으나 단편적이며, 시험불안의 정확한 특성이나 원인에 대하여 아직 밝혀져 있지 않은 상태이다. 이에 본 연구에서는 시험불안의 특성을 규명하기 위하여 시험불안과 상태-특성불안, 우울증과의 상호관련성에 관하여 알아보았다. 서울시내 한 고등학교 학생들을 대상으로 하여 시험불안, 우울증, 상태-특성불안 간의 상호관계에 대하여 신뢰도와 타당도가 입증된 평가도구를 시용하여 상관성을 검증하였다. 시험불안과 우울증과의 상관성은 상관계수 0.56(p<0.05), 특성불안과의 상관성은 상관계수 0.53(p<0.05), 상태불안과의 상관성은 상관계수 0.75(p<0.05)로서 모두 의미있는 상관관계를 보여주었다. 이상의 결과로 미루어 시험불안은 단순한 시험불안이 아니라 우울증, 상태불안, 또는 특성불안과 밀접한 관계가 있다고 할 수 있다. 따라서 시험불안에 대한 치료적인 대책을 수립할 때에는 이러한 요인들이 고려되어야 한다.

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