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"The Effectiveness of Hardiness Training on Test Anxiety Ameneh Moazedian, MA* PhD student of Psychology Islamic Azad University, Roudehen Branch Ghodsi Ahghar, Ph. D.
Department of Psychology Islamic Azad University, Roudehen Branch Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of hardiness training on test anxiety of first-grade female students of high schools in Tehran.
Research has demonstrated that taking examinations is one of the most stressful of these challenges students face, and poor educational performance was reported as an important consequence (Patterson &Arnetz, 2001).
In addition, researchers have found the positive influence of hardiness on undergraduates coping with university stress (Maddi, Wadhwa, & Haier, 1996), and student adjustment to university life (Mathis & Lecce, 1999).
Two studies demonstrated that in stressful conditions, individuals with hardy attitudes had the courage, strength, and motivation to do the hard work of transformational coping, developing supportive social interactions, and facilitating self-care (Maddi, 2007; Maddi&Kobasa 1984).
Results The data of all 60 students whitin two groups to the Sarason Test Anxiety Scale, in pre-test and post-test, before and after receiving the hardiness training, were gathered and scored.
The results of table 1 indicated that the Excitation component of test anxiety was more reduced by hardiness training (mean difference =−0.
Discussion The results of the current study showed that students who received 10 sessions hardiness training had lower levels of test anxiety.
In cognitive intervention, hardiness training decreases test anxiety improves effectiveness of coping mechanisms by teaching individuals to recognize negative thought patterns and develop more positive thoughts."