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The Developmentof Postgraduate Entrance Examination Anxiety Questionnaire And The Application In An Intervention Study

Posted on:2024-09-14Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:S H YangFull Text:PDF
GTID:2555307121476584Subject:Applied Psychology
Abstract/Summary:
Based on the increasing popularity of the postgraduate entrance examination and the phenomenon of anxiety from the examination,this study aims to alleviate the anxiety for the people who will face the postgraduate entrance examination and conduct intervention research.To improve the effectiveness of intervention for postgraduate entrance examination anxiety,it is important to quantitatively evaluate the situation of postgraduate entrance examination anxiety among people of all ages and disciplines more intuitively.Therefore,compiling a research tool specifically for the assessment and intervention of postgraduate entrance examination anxiety is necessary.After the intervention,the effect of the intervention was analyzed.A reference referable coding system for counseling technology of postgraduate entrance examination anxiety is established to provide systematic technical ideas for psychological counseling intervention for postgraduate entrance examination anxiety according to the results of the intervention and to provide a reference for mental health educators and mental health counsellors in college when carrying out interventions related to postgraduate entrance examination anxiety.At the same time,making the psychological counseling project for postgraduate entrance examination anxiety designed in this study is more extensive and operable,and further improves the scientific and theoretical counseling project for postgraduate entrance examination anxiety.This research project consists of three studies.In study 1,based on the "purposive sampling" principle,nineteen examinees were interviewed and qualitative research methods were used to explore the connotation and structure of postgraduate entrance examination anxiety.In study 2,a questionnaire on postgraduate entrance examination anxiety was compiled based on the first study,and the initial test and formal test were carried out.In addition,the item analysis,exploratory factor analysis,confirmatory factor analysis,and reliability and validity tests for the questionnaire were also conducted.After data analysis,a formal exam anxiety questionnaire specifically for those preparing for the examination was determined,to test and understand the anxiety levels of the participants who received the intervention.In study 3,pre-test and post-test were conducted on the participants who received the intervention with a self-designed postgraduate entrance examination anxiety questionnaire,and psychological counseling intervention was conducted on 7participants according to the test results.After the intervention,the anxiety level of these participants decreased.The qualitative research method is used to analyze the technical items used in psychological counseling for postgraduate entrance examination anxiety,and the coding system for counseling technology of postgraduate entrance examination anxiety is established in order to systematically describe and transform the individual psychological counseling for postgraduate entrance examination anxiety.On this basis,the counseling categories frequently used in case processing are counted,the effective techniques counseling strategy for people who have postgraduate entrance examination anxiety is discussed.The main findings of this study are as follows:(1)Postgraduate examination anxiety is a unique psychological state of the individual in the face of the situation of postgraduate examination.It is closely related to the cognitive evaluation and behavioral coping of the candidates,and is manifested through emotional responses.Postgraduate exam anxiety is multi-dimensional,which can be measured from four dimensions: cognitive response,emotional experience,behavioral coping and threatening situation.(2)The "postgraduate exam anxiety questionnaire" compiled in this paper has a total of 33 questions,divided into 4 dimensions,the internal consistency coefficient of the whole questionnaire is 0.987,and the internal consistency coefficient of each dimension is between 0.869 and 0.941,with good reliability and validity,and can be used as a measurement tool for postgraduate exam anxiety.It can be used to observe the anxiety of the subjects according to the total score and dimension,which is helpful for follow-up consultation.(3)After the intervention in this study,the anxiety level of the visitors declined,and the degree of anxiety relief was significantly higher than that of the control group,indicating that the Intervention techniques used and intervention program designed in this study was effective.In this study,the individual counseling program for postgraduate entrance exam anxiety is divided into three stages,namely,the initial stage,the counseling processing stage and the end stage.After the consultation,the consulting records were coded to obtain the consulting technology coding system,which includes 11 categories and 44 subcategories in total.The 11 major categories include cognitive adjustment techniques,behavioral adjustment techniques,emotional adjustment techniques,situational adjustment,feedback,positive attention,interpretation,self-disclosure,guidance,and processing resistance.The consulting technology adopted in each stage has different preferences.The most commonly used consulting technology are exploration technology,behavior adjustment technology,cognitive adjustment technology and active attention technology.
Keywords/Search Tags:Postgraduate entrance examination anxiety, Questionnaire development, psychological counseling
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