Validity of Single-Item Self-Report Measure of Examination Stress
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2017-09Autor
Łukowicz, Paulina
Choynowska, Anna
Świątkowska, Anna Maria
Bereznowski, Piotr
Wróbel, Wiktor Kornel
Atroszko, Paweł Andrzej
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Interest in the examination stress among children and university students, often referred to
as test anxiety, has been constantly growing since 1950s. This phenomenon has quickly become
subject of many theories, which spawned various tools to measure it. Moreover, research on
examination stress is often conducted on large samples with multiple measurements in different time
periods and multiplicity of other traits measured at the same time. Hence, valid, reliable, and short
tools, which would significantly reduce time needed to fulfil questionnaire and fatigue of participants,
are especially desired. The aim of the present study was to provide support for the validity of the
single-item, self-report measure of examination stress. The study was conducted among 235 students
from University of Gdańsk, 197 females (83.8%), 35 men (14.9%) and three persons who did not
state gender (1.3%). Participants were from different faculties, courses of study, years and modes of
study. Mean age was 20.46 years (SD = 1.37). The obtained data provided initial support for the
construct validity of the measure. Existing studies indicate that the application of single-item scale
can be a promising alternative for a multi-item and multidimensional scales in situations, where quick
and easy measurement of examination stress is needed.
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