Abstract
A cross-national comparison was conducted between U.K. and U.S. higher education students on the Test Anxiety Measure for College Students (TAM-C). The TAM-C was administer to 1,776 U.K. and U.S. higher education students online. The results of tests of measurement invariance found the TAM-C invariant across country and gender. In addition, results of a MANOVA and follow-up ANOVAs indicated U.K. higher education students were more test anxious than U.S. higher education students and females were more test anxious than males. Implications of the findings for mental health professionals who work with higher education students in the United Kingdom and the United States are discussed.
Highlights
A dearth of research has been conducted on cross-national comparisons in the area of test anxiety between U.K. and U.S students
Across-national comparison was conducted between U.K. and U.S higher education students on the Test Anxiety Measure for College Students (TAM-C)
Country and gender differences were explored in a sample of U.K. and U.S higher education students on a new measure of test anxiety to address the gap in cross-national comparisons in the area of test anxiety among students from these two countries
Summary
A dearth of research has been conducted on cross-national comparisons in the area of test anxiety between U.K. and U.S students. Country and gender differences were explored in a sample of U.K. and U.S higher education students on a new measure of test anxiety to address the gap in cross-national comparisons in the area of test anxiety among students from these two countries. Some of the features of the new measure, the Test Anxiety Measure for College Students (TAM-C), when combined make this instrument different from other measures. The TAM-C is a multidimensional instrument, it includes a facilitating anxiety scale, and it was scaled only on higher education students (Lowe, 2018a, 2019b)
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