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Lowe, Patricia A. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2014
A new multidimensional measure of test anxiety, the Test Anxiety Measure for Adolescents (TAMA), specifically designed for U.S. adolescents in Grades 6 to 12 was developed and its psychometric properties were examined. The TAMA consists of five scales (Cognitive Interference, Physiological Hyperarousal, Social Concerns, Task Irrelevant Behavior,…
Descriptors: Test Anxiety, Adolescents, Psychometrics, Test Construction
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Chaplin, Tara M.; Gillham, Jane E.; Seligman, Martin E. P. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2009
Does anxiety lead to depression more for girls than for boys? This study prospectively examines gender differences in the relationship between anxiety and depressive symptoms in early adolescence. One hundred thirteen 11- to 14-year-old middle school students complete questionnaires assessing depressive symptoms and three dimensions of anxiety…
Descriptors: Females, Early Adolescents, Gender Differences, Depression (Psychology)
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Ollendick, Thomas H.; Seligman, Laura D.; Goza, Amanda B.; Byrd, Devin A.; Singh, Kusum – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2003
The tripartite model of Clark and Watson (1981) suggests that the oft-observed covariation between anxiety and depression can best be understood by examining three related yet distinct constructs: negative affectivity, positive affectivity, and elevated physiological arousal. In the present study, 510 boys and girls in the 4th, 7th, and 10th…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Children, Adolescents, Goodness of Fit