ABSTRACT

Background and Objectives

Test anxiety, particularly cognitive test anxiety, is negatively associated with academic performance. Previous research has demonstrated that higher levels of perfectionistic concerns predict higher levels of cognitive test anxiety but has not explored potential mediators of this relationship. This study investigated whether repetitive negative thinking mediated the relationship between perfectionistic concerns and cognitive test anxiety in a non-clinical, academic sample.

Methods

Participants were Australian university students (N = 129, 32 male, 94 female, 3 non-binary), aged between 18 and 53 (M = 23.96; SD = 6.88), recruited through convenience and snowball sampling. Participants completed an online questionnaire assessing demographics, repetitive negative thinking, perfectionistic concerns, and cognitive test anxiety.

Results

Mediation analysis yielded a total model accounting for 43.5% of variance in cognitive TA. Perfectionistic concerns significantly accounted for 10.6% of variance direction (F(1, 127) = 12.21, p < .001, $R^2$ = .106), and 32.5% indirectly through RNT (F(2,126) = 30.81, p < .001, $R^2$ = .329).

Conclusions

Findings demonstrate that RNT significantly mediates the relationship between perfectionistic concerns and cognitive test anxiety in this sample. Importantly, these findings may direct future studies towards investigating the effectiveness of targeting repetitive negative thinking in interventions to mitigate levels of cognitive test anxiety.

中文翻译：

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重复的消极思维是否介导了完美主义担忧与认知测试焦虑之间的关系？

摘要

背景和目标

考试焦虑，尤其是认知考试焦虑，与学业成绩呈负相关。先前的研究表明，更高水平的完美主义担忧预示着更高水平的认知测试焦虑，但尚未探索这种关系的潜在中介。本研究调查了非临床、学术样本中重复的消极思维是否介导了完美主义担忧与认知测试焦虑之间的关系。

方法

参与者是澳大利亚大学生（N  = 129，32 名男性，94 名女性，3 名非二元性别），年龄在 18 至 53 岁之间（M  = 23.96；SD  = 6.88），通过便利抽样和滚雪球抽样招募。参与者完成了一份评估人口统计学、重复消极思维、完美主义担忧和认知测试焦虑的在线问卷。

结果

调解分析产生了一个总模型，占认知 TA 方差的 43.5%。完美主义关注显着占方差方向的 10.6% ( F (1, 127) = 12.21, p  < .001,$R^{\mathrm{2个}}$ = .106), 32.5% 间接通过 RNT ( F (2,126) = 30.81, p  < .001,$R^{\mathrm{2个}}$=.329）。

结论

研究结果表明，在这个样本中，RNT 显着调节了完美主义担忧与认知测试焦虑之间的关系。重要的是，这些发现可能会指导未来的研究，以调查在干预措施中针对重复性消极思维以减轻认知测试焦虑水平的有效性。