Volume 28, Issue 4
DOI: 10.24205/03276716.2017.1039
SELF-ESTEEM, HOURS OF SLEEP AND STATE-ANXIETY BEFORE ACADEMIC TESTS
Abstract
Anxiety is an emotional alteration frequently presented during academic evaluating tests. The evidence on its possible negative effect is clear but there are not many studies that have deepened in their relationship with other important psychological variables in that situation. The main objective of this research is to explore the relationship between self-esteem, hours of sleep the previous night and state-anxiety before an exam. The study involved a total of 511 university students aged between 18 and 46, 217 men and 294 women. A cross-sectional descriptive design was developed using evaluation instruments with demonstrated psychometric guarantees. The data were analyzed with the SPSS statistical package 22.0 version for Windows. The following statistical analyzes were carried out: descriptive, correlations, ANOVA, t of students and multiple linear regression. The results revealed that higher level of self-esteem and more hours of sleep the previous night predicted lower levels of anxiety before the exam.
Keywords
Examinations; Test-anxiety; Personal Self-esteem; Hours of Sleep