The Relationship between Study Anxiety and Academic Performance among Engineering Students

Perceptions and Incidence of Test Anxiety

“…In the typical academic environment, often heavily dependent on the practice of formal testing and entrance examinations, tests and examinations represent a potent stressor that can impact a student's performance in school (Cassady & Johnson, 2002;Vitasari, Wahab, Othman, Herawan, & Sinnadurai, 2010). Given the potential negative consequences associated with poor test performance or failure, it is not surprising that students consistently cite exam and grade-related worries as their greatest sources of anxiety (Furr, Westefeld, McConnell, & Jenkins, 2001).…”

“…Regardless, TA has been identified as a serious issue affecting the academic performance of college students (Cassady & Johnson, 2002;Chapell et al, 2005;Szafranski, Barrera, & Norton, 2012;Vitasari et al, 2010). Previous research suggests that 15-40% of university students experience functionally impairing levels of TA, depending on the survey methodology used and population studied (Abolghasemi, Golpour, Narimani, & Ghambari, 2009;Hill, 1984;Szafranski et al, 2012;Vitasari et al, 2010;von der Embse et al, 2013).…”

Factor structure and construct validity of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item (GAD-7) among Portuguese college students

“…More specifically, anxiety disorders during college years have been associated with tobacco use and sleep problems 3 or even low academic performance 4 . Generalized anxiety disorder seems to be one of the most frequent diagnoses 5,6 and its chronic course 7 and negative impact on quality of life is recognized 8 .…”

Overcoming Public Speaking Anxiety of Software Engineers Using Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy

“…Anxiety is a natural emotion conceptualized by Spielberger [13] as a sense of tension, nervousness, and worry related with arousal of the nervous system [14]. From the evolutionary perspective, some forms of anxiety have functional value to adapt potential threats and risks.…”

“…However, when anxiety is perceived as uncontrollable and uncertain, it has many disruptive effects on individuals in various contexts such as social or academic [15]. For instance, Vitasari et al [14] conducted a study to illustrate the relation between excessive anxiety and academic performance. Based on the results of this study, the higher levels of anxiety individuals show the poorer academic performance.…”