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According to Social Comparison Examining of High School Students’ Test Anxiety Levels in Terms of Various Variables

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According to Social Comparison Examining of High School Students’ Test Anxiety Levels in Terms of Various Variables

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Test anxiety emerges as an important problem at every level of education. Social comparison, which is the tendency of people to compare themselves with others, is a frequently encountered situation especially in high school years, which is an important part of adolescence. Important stressors experienced by high school students, such as test anxiety, are evaluated through social comparison. A predictive correlational method was employed in this study, which aimed to investigate the test anxiety levels of high school students based on various factors in relation to their social comparison style. Using the convenience sampling method, data were gathered from a total of 284 high school students attending both private and public schools. 63% of the participants were female and 37% were male. The results showed that female students had higher emotionality and worry scores of test anxiety than male students. However, no gender-related difference was found in self-esteem scores. Additionally, it was found that the emotionality dimension of test anxiety scores was higher in the group with low social comparison levels compared to the group with high social comparison levels. In terms of parental attitudes, students with democratic parental attitudes were found to have lower test anxiety than students with authoritarian and protective parental attitudes. Another result of the study is that social comparison explains about 7% of the variance in test anxiety. The findings are interpreted in the context of the existing literature and suggestions are presented.

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Aile Psikolojisi, Psikolojide Davranış-Kişilik Değerlendirmesi, Çocuk ve Ergen Gelişimi, Eğitim Psikolojisi

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yayımlanma Tarihi

29 Aralık 2025

Gönderilme Tarihi

25 Eylül 2025

Kabul Tarihi

29 Kasım 2025

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2025 Cilt: 18 Sayı: 2

Kaynak Göster

APA
Koç, M., Sapancı, A., Tosun, T., Kelek, Ş., & Koç, G. (2025). According to Social Comparison Examining of High School Students’ Test Anxiety Levels in Terms of Various Variables. Uşak Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 18(2), 79-90. https://doi.org/10.29217/usaksosbil.1791127
AMA
1.Koç M, Sapancı A, Tosun T, Kelek Ş, Koç G. According to Social Comparison Examining of High School Students’ Test Anxiety Levels in Terms of Various Variables. UÜSBD. 2025;18(2):79-90. doi:10.29217/usaksosbil.1791127
Chicago
Koç, Mustafa, Ahmet Sapancı, Tuğba Tosun, Şehide Kelek, ve Gülşah Koç. 2025. “According to Social Comparison Examining of High School Students’ Test Anxiety Levels in Terms of Various Variables”. Uşak Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 18 (2): 79-90. https://doi.org/10.29217/usaksosbil.1791127.
EndNote
Koç M, Sapancı A, Tosun T, Kelek Ş, Koç G (01 Aralık 2025) According to Social Comparison Examining of High School Students’ Test Anxiety Levels in Terms of Various Variables. Uşak Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 18 2 79–90.
IEEE
[1]M. Koç, A. Sapancı, T. Tosun, Ş. Kelek, ve G. Koç, “According to Social Comparison Examining of High School Students’ Test Anxiety Levels in Terms of Various Variables”, UÜSBD, c. 18, sy 2, ss. 79–90, Ara. 2025, doi: 10.29217/usaksosbil.1791127.
ISNAD
Koç, Mustafa - Sapancı, Ahmet - Tosun, Tuğba - Kelek, Şehide - Koç, Gülşah. “According to Social Comparison Examining of High School Students’ Test Anxiety Levels in Terms of Various Variables”. Uşak Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 18/2 (01 Aralık 2025): 79-90. https://doi.org/10.29217/usaksosbil.1791127.
JAMA
1.Koç M, Sapancı A, Tosun T, Kelek Ş, Koç G. According to Social Comparison Examining of High School Students’ Test Anxiety Levels in Terms of Various Variables. UÜSBD. 2025;18:79–90.
MLA
Koç, Mustafa, vd. “According to Social Comparison Examining of High School Students’ Test Anxiety Levels in Terms of Various Variables”. Uşak Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, c. 18, sy 2, Aralık 2025, ss. 79-90, doi:10.29217/usaksosbil.1791127.
Vancouver
1.Mustafa Koç, Ahmet Sapancı, Tuğba Tosun, Şehide Kelek, Gülşah Koç. According to Social Comparison Examining of High School Students’ Test Anxiety Levels in Terms of Various Variables. UÜSBD. 01 Aralık 2025;18(2):79-90. doi:10.29217/usaksosbil.1791127

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