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. 2018 Sep 12;5(2):2055102918799963.
doi: 10.1177/2055102918799963. eCollection 2018 Jul-Dec.

Self-esteem, study skills, self-concept, social support, psychological distress, and coping mechanism effects on test anxiety and academic performance

Zamira Hyseni Duraku  1 , Linda Hoxha  1
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Self-esteem, study skills, self-concept, social support, psychological distress, and coping mechanism effects on test anxiety and academic performance

Zamira Hyseni Duraku et al. Health Psychol Open. .

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to assess the association of test anxiety and academic performance with study skills, coping mechanism, self-concept, self-esteem, and psychological distress among university and high school students. A series of validated measures were administered to 284 Kosovar students, most of whom were in college (60.3%). Being in college and social support resulted as protective factors for test anxiety. Better study skills, self-concept, and psychological distress were indicative of higher test anxiety. Higher levels of self-esteem were associated with higher student success. Practical implications and research future directions have also been discussed.

Keywords: academic performance; distress; self-concept; self-esteem; support; test anxiety.

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Declaration of conflicting interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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