How Do Irrational Beliefs Affect Test Anxiety During Adolescence?

BOYACIOĞLU N. E., Kucuk L.

JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRIC NURSING, cilt.2, sa.1, ss.40-45, 2011 (ESCI, TRDizin) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
  • Cilt numarası: 2 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRIC NURSING
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.40-45
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Adolescence, irrational beliefs, test anxiety
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Hayır

Özet

The early adolescence period includes the first years of the transition to adolescence, which is experienced after childhood. During this period, new situations causing anxiety emerge, specific to this growth. In the early adolescence period, which covers approximately the ages of 11-14 years, in parallel with the physical and hormonal changes observed in puberty, anxiety together with shyness, guilt, depression, and negative emotions such as anger are experienced intensively. We aimed in this study to discuss the irrational beliefs that the students have about themselves, about others and about the world they live in, and the effect of these beliefs on their anxiety level. We hope to contribute to the literature by stressing the importance of taking anxiety into consideration in the educational and interventional programs developed for adolescents.