| Literature DB >> 27679775 |
Lisa Laurin-Barantke1, Jürgen Hoyer1, Lydia Fehm1, Susanne Knappe1.
Abstract
AIM: To examine the associations of test anxiety (TA) in written vs oral exam situations with social anxiety (SA).Entities:
Keywords: Depersonalization; Derealization; Safety behavior; Social anxiety; Test anxiety
Year: 2016 PMID: 27679775 PMCID: PMC5031936 DOI: 10.5498/wjp.v6.i3.351
Source DB: PubMed Journal: World J Psychiatry ISSN: 2220-3206
Description of full and partial responders
| Sex | 0.290 | ||||
| Males | 25 | 26 | 8 | 36.4 | |
| Females | 74 | 74 | 14 | 63.6 | |
| Age (M, SD) | 22.9 (3.6) | 23.0 (2.6) | 0.573 | ||
| Branch of study | 0.297 | ||||
| Mechanical engineering | 9 | 9.4 | 2 | 9.1 | |
| Psychology | 32 | 33.3 | 6 | 27.3 | |
| Sociology | 5 | 5.2 | 4 | 18.2 | |
| Medicine | 34 | 35.4 | 6 | 27.3 | |
| Architecture | 6 | 6.3 | 1 | 4.5 | |
| Biology | 7 | 7.3 | 1 | 4.5 | |
| Other | 6 | 6.3 | 2 | 9.1 | |
| Degree of study | 0.814 | ||||
| Diploma | 31 | 32.3 | 7 | 31.8 | |
| Bachelor | 33 | 34.4 | 9 | 40.9 | |
| Master | 2 | 2.1 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| State exam | 33 | 34.4 | 6 | 27.3 | |
| Number of days since last exam | |||||
| Written exam (M, SD) | 51.1 (69.0) | 51.3 (63.5) | 0.920 | ||
| Oral exam (M, SD) | 253.7 (342.8) | 406.1 (518.5) | 0.468 | ||
| Probable social anxiety disorder | |||||
| SSQ | 14 | 14.1 | 5 | 22.7 | 0.317 |
| LSAS-anxiety (M, SD) | 15.6 (10.5) | 13.0 (10.0) | 0.366 | ||
| LSAS-avoidance (M, SD) | 13.6 (10.2) | 11.9 (12.1) | 0.574 | ||
| Probable test-anxiety | |||||
| Written exam LSAS-anxiety (M, SD) | 1.1 (0.8) | 0.9 (0.8) | 0.804 | ||
| Written exam LSAS-avoidance (M, SD) | 0.2 (0.6) | 0.3 (0.6) | 0.550 | ||
| Oral exam LSAS-anxiety (M, SD) | 1.8 (1.0) | 1.5 (1.1) | 0.566 | ||
| Oral exam LSAS-avoidance (M, SD) | 0.2 (0.6) | 0.3 (0.9) | 0.619 | ||
Data of additional 3 participants were not used since they did not report any fear or avoidance of social situations and thus were not asked about trigger events, test anxiety, cognitions, behavior, depersonalization and physical symptoms due to skip rules;
Data of additional 14 participants were not used since they did not give written informed consent. M: Mean; SD: Standard deviation; SSQ: Symptom screening questionnaire; LSAS: Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (subscales for severity of social anxiety and avoidance of social situations).
Reliability of scales and measures (n = 96)
| α | ||
| Social anxiety | LSAS anxiety subscale | 0.914 |
| LSAS avoidance subscale | 0.897 | |
| SPK | 0.926 | |
| SPV | 0.821 | |
| BSPS-G physical subscale | 0.737 | |
| CDS-9 frequency subscale | 0.848 | |
| Written test anxiety | PAF | 0.897 |
| TAC | 0.884 | |
| TAB | 0.780 | |
| BSPS-G, physical subscale | 0.775 | |
| CDS-9 frequency subscale | 0.911 | |
| Oral test anxiety | PAF | 0.906 |
| TAC | 0.888 | |
| TAB | 0.811 | |
| BSPS-G, physical subscale | 0.756 | |
| CDS-9 frequency subscale | 0.919 |
α: Cronbach‘s α; LSAS: Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale; SPV: FragebogenzusozialphobischemVerhalten (Questionnaire for Social Phobic Behavior); BSPS-G: Brief Social Phobia Scale, German Version; CDS-9: Cambridge Depersonalisation Scale; PAF: Prüfungsangstfragebogen (test anxiety questionnaire); TAC: Test anxious cognitions (generic questionnaire); TAB: Test anxious coping and safety behavior (generic questionnaire).
Convergent and discriminant validity of scales and measures
| Oral PAF | 0.379 | 0.304 | 0.663 | 1 | 0.625 | 0.806 | 0.332 | 0.442 |
| Written PAF | 0.223 | 0.167 | 1 | 0.663 | 0.770 | 0.650 | 0.467 | 0.236 |
| SPK | 0.673 | 0.592 | 0.283 | 0.453 | 0.425 | 0.562 | NE | NE |
| SPV | 0.701 | 0.678 | 0.425 | 0.524 | NE | NE | 0.301 | 0.412 |
| CDS-9 frequency subscale social | 0.338 | 0.320 | 0.323 | 0.311 | NE | NE | NE | |
| CDS-9 frequency subscale written | 0.274 | 0.306 | 0.398 | 0.383 | NE | NE | NE | NE |
| CDS-9 frequency subscale oral | 0.390 | 0.341 | 0.337 | 0.488 | NE | NE | NE | NE |
| Tremor social | 0.322 | 0.352 | 0.258 | 0.223 | NE | NE | NE | NE |
| Sweating social | 0.351 | 0.298 | 0.200 | 0.311 | NE | NE | NE | NE |
| Blushing social | 0.242 | 0.115 | 0.218 | 0.278 | NE | NE | NE | NE |
| Palpitation social | 0.379 | 0.351 | 0.206 | 0.313 | NE | NE | NE | NE |
| Tremor written | 0.294 | 0.141 | 0.640 | 0.452 | NE | NE | NE | NE |
| Sweating written | 0.096 | 0.028 | 0.484 | 0.361 | NE | NE | NE | NE |
| Blushing written | -0.099 | -0.094 | 0.137 | 0.201 | NE | NE | NE | NE |
| Palpitation written | 0.168 | 0.050 | 0.657 | 0.488 | NE | NE | NE | NE |
| Tremor oral | 0.289 | 0.151 | 0.488 | 0.608 | NE | NE | NE | NE |
| Sweating oral | 0.182 | 0.048 | 0.291 | 0.434 | NE | NE | NE | NE |
| Blushing oral | 0.120 | -0.060 | 0.189 | 0.332 | NE | NE | NE | NE |
| Palpitation oral | 0.172 | 0.054 | 0.499 | 0.612 | NE | NE | NE | NE |
Pearson‘s correlation coefficient
P < 0.005, two-tailed
P < 0.001, two-tailed. NE: Not estimated; CSD-9: Cambridge Depersonalisation Scale-9 items; LSAS: Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale;PAF: Prüfungsangstfragebogen. SPK Fragebogen zu sozialphobischen Kognitionen; SPV Fragebogen zu sozialphobischem Verhalten.
Frequencies of social anxiety, written or oral test anxiety and depersonalization n = 96
| Overall | ||
| Social anxiety disorder | 12 | 12.5 |
| Written test anxiety | 13 | 13.5 |
| Oral test anxiety | 28 | 29.2 |
| Isolated conditions | ||
| Social anxiety disorder | 4 | 4.2 |
| Written test anxiety | 2 | 2.1 |
| Oral test anxiety | 14 | 14.6 |
| Co-occurrence of conditions | ||
| Written and oral test anxiety | 7 | 7.3 |
| Social anxiety disorder and written test anxiety | 1 | 1 |
| Social anxiety disorder and oral test anxiety | 4 | 4.2 |
| Social anxiety disorder, written and oral test anxiety | 3 | 3.1 |
| Symptoms of depersonalization/derealization | ||
| Social situations | 13 | 13.5 |
| Written exams | 8 | 8.3 |
| Oral exams | 11 | 11.5 |
Social anxiety disorder was assessed using the anxiety subscale of the LSAS and test anxiety was assessed using the PAF. Symptoms of depersonalization/derealization were measured using the CDS-9. LSAS: Liebowitz social anxiety scale; PAF: Prüfungsangstfragebogen.
Clinical correlates of test anxiety in written and oral exams (n = 96)
| Test anxiety | 43.66 (10.12) | 48.12 (11.52) | -4.46 (8.98) | (-6.28, -2.64) | 95 | -4.86 | < 0.001 |
| Test-anxious cognitions | 20.02 (7.89) | 21.72 (8.49) | -1.69 (4.71) | (-2.65, -0.74) | 95 | -3.53 | 0.001 |
| Test-anxious behavior | 39.00 (8.99) | 44.57 (10.34) | -5.57 (6.74) | (-6.94, -4.21) | 95 | -8.11 | < 0.001 |
| Any trigger event ( | 18 (18.2%) | 30 (30.3%) | -12 (-) | (0.036, 0.214) | 95 | 2.775 | 0.007 |
| Symptoms of DP/DR | 2.71 (4.71) | 3.167 (5.22) | -.46 (2.85) | (-1.04, 0.12) | 95 | -1.58 | 0.118 |
| Blushing | 0.27 (0.62) | 1.17 (1.19) | -0.90 (1.00) | (-1.10, -0.69) | 95 | -8.78 | < 0.001 |
| Palpitation | 1.47 (1.05) | 2.11 (1.11) | -0.65 (0.78) | (-0.80, -0.49) | 95 | -8.1 | < 0.001 |
| Tremor | 0.70 (0.95) | 1.33 (1.26) | -0.64 (0.94) | (-0.83, -0.45) | 95 | -6.61 | < 0.001 |
| Sweating | 1.22 (1.05) | 1.81 (1.14) | -0.59 (0.87) | (-0.77, -0.42) | 95 | -6.72 | < 0.001 |
All values represent raw, non-standardized scores. Test anxiety was measured using the PAF. Test-anxious cognitions were assessed using a generic questionnaire. Test-anxious coping and safety behavior was assessed using a generic questionnaire. Symptoms of depersonalization/derealization were measured with the CDS-9. Blushing, palpitation, tremor and sweating were assessed using the respective item of the BSPS-G. P two-tailed at P < 0.05; CI: Confidence interval; df: Degrees of freedom; t: t-value; DP/DR: Symptoms of depersonalization/derealization; PAF: Prüfungsangstfragebogen; BSPS-G: German “Brief Social Phobia Scale”.