Personality behavior type and test anxiety in college students

Objective: To explore the relationship between personality, behavior type and test anxiety in college students. Methods:225 medical students were investigated with EPQ,Type-A Behavior Questionnaire (TABQ) and TestAnxiety Inventory.Results:The number of students with Type-A Behavior in testanxiety group is more than that in nontestanxiety group. The scores of EPQ-P?EPQ-E?EPQ-N and TABQ-Th?TABQ-Tc in testanxiety group are clearly higher than those in nontestanxiety group(p0.01).Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that the occurrence of test anxiety is mainly related to time hurry and introversive personality. Conclusion:There is relationship between personality,behavioral type and test anxiety in college students.