Search for dissertations about: "test anxiety"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 174 swedish dissertations containing the words test anxiety.

2. 1. Motivational aspects of test-taking : measuring test-taking motivation in Swedish national test contexts

   Author : Eva Knekta; Hanna Eklöf; Anna Sundström; Rolf Vegar Olsen; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Test-taking motivation; Swedish national tests; validity; expectancy-value theory; task value; expectancies; young adolescents; self-report instrument; interview; structural equation modelling; test stakes; didactics of educational measurement; beteendevetenskapliga mätningar;

   Abstract : The overall aim of the work underlying this thesis was to improve the understanding of students’ test-taking motivation in connection to achievement tests for young adolescents. The thesis includes four studies and a summary. All four studies explore test-taking motivation and are all connected to validity in one way of another. READ MORE

4. 2. Trait anxiety as a determinant of psychological test results

   Author : Roger Persson; Institutionen för psykologi; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Medicine human and vertebrates ; Environmental health; industrial medicine; Occupational health; work stress; toxic encephalopathy; symptom reporting; neuropsychological testing; organic solvents; repression; psychological methods; social desirability; anxiety; Personality traits; Medicin människa och djur ; Miljömedicin; arbetsmiljömedicin; Yrkesmedicin;

   Abstract : This thesis deals with the problem of interpreting test scores. The intention has been to explore and elucidate the effects of trait anxiety on test scores that have been obtained in applied research settings. READ MORE

5. 3. Diagnostic Aspects of Fear of Childbirth

   Author : Margareta Zar; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Fear of childbirth; W-DEQ; psychometrics; diagnostic test; anxiety; anxiety disorders; state fear; trait fear; delivery; mode of delivery; obsteric complications; riskfactor;

   Abstract : The first study presents the theoretical background of the Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire (W-DEQ) and an examination of this new instrument's construct validity and reliability. The W-DEQ has good reliability and measures the construct "fear of childbirth", when compared with other questionnaires. READ MORE

6. 4. Influence of serotonin on anxiety-like behavior in rat

   Author : Robert Pettersson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Anxiety; Serotonin; SSRI;

   Abstract : It is well-established that serotonin is involved in the regulation of mood and behaviour, partly implied by the therapeutic effect of prolonged treatment with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) on mood and anxiety disorders. However, the mechanisms behind the paradoxical exacerbation of anxiety described during initial treatment, as well as behind the therapeutic effects of prolonged treatment with SSRIs, remain poorly understood. READ MORE

7. 5. Sensorimotor function following anterior cruciate ligament injury : movement control, proprioception and neuropsychological perspectives

   Author : Adam Grinberg; Charlotte Häger; Martin Björklund; Dario G. Liebermann; Clare Ardern; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; ACL; knee injury; sensorimotor control; proprioception; functional test; fear; anxiety; kinematics; electromyography; EMG; electroencephalography; EEG; brain; neuroplasticity; injury prevention; Sports Medicine; idrottsmedicin;

   Abstract : Background: The high incidence of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in sports suggests an involvement of both biomechanical and neurocognitive risk factors. Athletes are constantly exposed to challenging sports scenarios, which are often characterised by high-intensity movements combined with a multi-stimuli environment and continuous psychological pressure. READ MORE