Korean Parent-Child Health Journal (부모자녀건강학회지)
- Volume 10 Issue 2
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- Pages.158-171
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- 2007
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- 1229-263X(pISSN)
Test Stress and Coping Style of High School Students
고등학생의 시험 스트레스와 대처 유형에 관한 연구
- Bae, Jeong-Yee (Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Inje University)
- 배정이 (인제대학교 간호학과)
- Published : 2007.12.31
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to describe the degree of test stress and coping style and their relationship of high school students. Method: A descriptive and correlative study has been conducted to report adolescents' test stress and coping style. Nine hundred fifty four high school students were participated in this study and collected data by visit-survey with an organized questionnaire. Results: The mean score of perceived test stress was 2.98. High school students were more frequently use the affective regulation coping style than problem focused coping style. The relationship between perceived test stress and affective regulation coping was statistically significant. Conclusion: Through this study, investigator found coping styles were important factors influencing test stress of high school students. This study also shows that a number of characteristics of the high school students significantly affect levels of test stress, the most notable of these factors being grade, sex, and academic performance. Therefore, consideration of test stress and coping style should be included in the development of a stress management program for high school students.