Presenting a Causal Model of Exam Anxiety Based on Family Communication Patterns and Parental Perfectionism with the Mediation of Learning Styles on Anxiety

The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the development of a causal model of exam anxiety based on family communication patterns and parental perfectionism with the mediation of learning styles and its effectiveness on students' exam anxiety. The statistical population was 9th grade male students of Kermanshah city in the academic year of 1400-1401 (6578 people), of which 338 people were selected using multi-stage cluster sampling method and random method. And in the second study, 30 people (15 people in the experimental group and 15 people in the control group) were selected using the staged cluster sampling method. The experimental group received 8 sessions of 90 minutes and the control group did not receive any training. The measurement tools were Ahvaz Test Anxiety Questionnaire (TAI), Koerner and Fitner Patrick Family Communication Patterns (RFCP), Ahvaz Perfectionism (APS) and Kolb's Learning Styles (LSI). The findings showed that family communication patterns and parents' perfectionism and learning styles have a significant causal relationship with exam anxiety. And finally, the results determined the mediating role of learning styles in the relationship between the mentioned variables, and it was also found that the educational program developed based on the extracted model was effective in reducing exam anxiety. Based on the findings, it is suggested to use the program of teaching family communication patterns, parental perfectionism and learning styles to reduce students' exam anxiety.