Exam Anxiety among Dental Students of Kerman University of Medical Sciences Iran in ۲۰۱۳

Background & Objective: Exam anxiety is a significant problem among university students and can be accompanied by a decline in performance and severe psychological problems This study was designed to investigate exam anxiety levels among dental students of Kerman University of Medical Sciences Iran in ۲۰۱۳ Methods: This descriptive crosssectional study was conducted on dental students of Kerman University of Medical Sciences The participants were selected using census method The data collection tool was a questionnaire consisting of the ۲۰item standard Exam Anxiety Questionnaire (Spielberger) demographic characteristics causes of anxiety methods of decreasing exam anxiety and exam method Data were analyzed using SPSS software and linear regression and Student s ttest Results: Of the participants ۵۶۵۷% were men their mean age was ۲۲۷ ± ۲۱۸ and ۳۷۷۱% lived with their parents The mean score of the exam anxiety questionnaire was ۴۷۲۹ ± ۱۰۵۷ the maximum score being ۸۰ The first activity during leisure time was exercising (۳۰%) and fear of failure was the first cause of exam anxiety Theoretical final exams were the cause of the exam anxiety in ۵۴۹۰% of participants Seeing friends was the most common method of decreasing anxiety There was no significant correlation between mean exam anxiety score and sex age academic year marriage status and academic performance A significant correlation was observed between area of residence and mean exam anxiety score Conclusion: Based on our findings dental students had varying degrees of exam anxiety Thus we recommend the training of exam anxiety reduction methods during the course of the term by professionals

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Exam anxiety ، Dental students ، Kerman (Iran)