Korean J Child Stud. 2010; 31(6): 125-134.
The Effects of Children`s Ego-Resilience and Social Support on Exam Anxiety and School Adjustment
아동의 자아탄력성과 사회적 지지가 시험불안 및 학교적응에 미치는 영향
박정희 , 박정미
Jung Hee Park , Jung Mee Park
ABSTRACT
The aim of this paper is to examine the effects of children`s ego-resilience and social support on exam anxiety and school adjustment. The subjects of this study were 534, 5`h and 6th grade students (275 boys and 259 girls) from the Pusan area. The results of this study revealed that the levels of Ego-resilience and social support correlated negatively with exam anxiety, and positively with school adjustment. Therefore the more ego-resilience and social support children felt that they had, the lower the levels of exam anxiety they experience, and the higher their levels of school adjustment. The influence of ego-resilience on exam anxiety was higher than that of social support and the influence of ego-resilience on school adjustment was similar to that of social support. The implications of the present study were also discussed.
Key words :
ego-resilience, social support, exam anxiety, school adjustment
