Comparing the Emotional Processing, Help Seeking and Goal Achievement in Students with High and Low Test Anxiety

This study aimed to compare the emotional processing, help seeking and goal achievement in students with high and low test anxiety. The research method is Descriptive with causal-comparative type. The population of this study consisted of all students of High School Level II of Ardabil city in the academic years of 2014-15, that of these, 160 students (80 ones per groups) were selected by random multi stages clustering sampling method and responded to the Backer emotional processing questionnaire, Ryan and Pentrich help seeking questionnaire, Midgley and et al achievement goals questionnaire and Spielberger test anxiety questionnaire. Multivariate Analysis of Variance was used to analyze the data. Results showed that there exist a significant differences between students with high and low test anxiety in terms of emotional processing, help seeking and goal achievement (P<0/01). So that compared with students low test anxiety, the average score of emotional processing techniques, accepting help seeking, Mastery and performance-approach goals of students with high test anxiety were significantly lower (P<0/01) and the average score of avoidance of help seeking and performance-avoidance goals were significantly more (P<0/01). Thus, we can conclude that emotional processing, help seeking and achievement goals are among the variables of interest in students with high test anxiety and requires programs for managing correctly of these variables.