The Relationship between Meta Cognitive Beliefs and Students’ Test Anxiety Coping Styles, Given the Role of Ambivalent Attachment

Thisstudy was conducted to examine the relationship between meta cognitive beliefsand female students’ test anxiety coping styles by considering the role of ambivalent attachment. In a correlative study, ۲۰۲ female students in the third grade of Yazd’smiddle school were selected by random cluster sampling and then completed theSpielberger Anxiety questionnaire, Meta cognitive BeliefsQuestionnaire and Collins and Raid attachment questionnaire. Pearson's correlation test and regressionanalysis were used to analyze the data. The present study showed that there was a positive relationship betweentest anxiety and cognitive beliefs, avoidant coping style, emotional-based coping style and ambivalent attachment. Also there was direct and significant relationship between meta cognitive beliefs andavoidant coping style, issue-orientedcopying style, emotional-based coping style and ambivalentattachment. Emotional coping styles were alsopositively and significantly oriented with ambivalent attachment. Results of the step by step regression analysisshowed that meta cognitive beliefs explained   ۲۷% of the variance the test anxiety bythemselves, while the coping style along with meta cognitivebeliefs explained approximately ۳۲% of the variance of test anxiety and ifambivalent attachment added to meta cognitive beliefs andcoping style, ۳۴% of the variance of test anxiety can be explainedapproximately. Due to the effectiveness of the proper use of coping styles in dealing with the test anxiety, thenecessary trainings in this area can preventthe students from being challenged by the test anxiety which could have manynegative effects on their performance. Also parents asthose having a role in the formation of their children’s attachment shouldundergo necessary training.

کلیدواژه ها:

Meta Cognitive Beliefs ، Coping style ، test anxiety ، Ambivalent Attachment ، باورهای فراشناختی ، سبک های مقابله ، اضطراب امتحان ، دلبستگی دوسوگرا