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http://dx.doi.org/10.15268/ksim.2022.10.2.085

Effect of Ego Resilience and Social Support on Test Anxiety: Focusing on University Students Majoring in Occupational Therapy  

Ju, Eun-Sol (Dept. of Occupational Therapy, Donga University of Health)
Bang, Yo-Soon (Dept. of Occupational Therapy, Gwangju University)
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Journal of The Korean Society of Integrative Medicine / v.10, no.2, 2022 , pp. 85-93 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose : This study aims to examine the effect of ego resilience and social support on test anxiety for university students majoring in occupational therapy and use the results as foundational data for program development that can reduce test anxiety. Methods : The study's subjects were 173 university students who understood the study's purpose and consented to participate in the study from March 7 to 25 in 2022. These students were in their second, third, and fourth years, majoring in occupational therapy at a four-year B university in A Metropolitan City and a three-year E College in D-gun C Province. Among them, those with missing data or indicated extreme values were excluded, and data from the final 168 students were studied. Results : The averages of test anxiety, ego resilience, and social support of university students majoring in occupational therapy were 3.06, 3.41, and 3.81, respectively. The factor that affected test anxiety was investigated. It was the school year in which the test anxiety of fourth-year students was significantly higher than that of second-year students. In addition, a positive attitude, which was one of the sub-factors of ego resilience, and support from friends and family, which were the sub-factors of social support, had a negative impact on test anxiety. Conclusion : The results of this study are as follows: First, it is necessary to conduct a study to verify the level of test anxiety of university students majoring in occupational therapy and the factors influencing them. Second, the operation and consultation of non-curricular programs that improve the ego resilience of university students should be conducted in universities and departments. Third, a measure to recognize support from surrounding environment and to ask for help from people around them should be required for university students majoring in occupational therapy.
Keywords
ego resilience; occupational therapy; social support; test anxiety; university student;
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