The relationship between adaptive maladaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies and cognitive test anxiety among university students

Abstract EN

The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of adaptive / maladaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies in the prediction of cognitive test anxiety among university students .

The study employed the descriptive survey method.

The sample of the study comprised of 150 ( 130 females.

20 males ,Mean age = 19.8 years , SD = .89) fourth year undergraduate students attending Faculty of Specific Education in Cairo University for the academic year 2017 / 2018 .

The study utilized questionnaires and instruments to measure psychosocial adaptive / maladaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies, and cognitive test anxiety.

The correlation coefficient results revealed significant positive relationship between cognitive test anxiety and self-blame (r =.532) , blaming others (r = .281) , rumination (r = .412) and catastrophizing (r = .565) while the correlation coefficients were negative for acceptance (r = -.387) , refocus on planning (r = -.356), positive refocusing(r = -.323), positive reappraisal (r = -.344), and putting into perspective(r = -.289).

Multiple regression was performed where relative contribution of the independent variables to the prediction were observed.

Findings were discussed and conclusion was included.