How Do Irrational Beliefs Affect Test Anxiety During Adolescence?

The early adolescence period includes the first years of the transition to adolescence, which is experienced after childhood. During this period, new situations causing anxiety emerge, specific to this growth. In the early adolescence period, which covers approximately the ages of 11-14 years, in parallel with the physical and hormonal changes observed in puberty, anxiety together with shyness, guilt, depression, and negative emotions such as anger are experienced intensively. We aimed in this study to discuss the irrational beliefs that the students have about themselves, about others and about the world they live in, and the effect of these beliefs on their anxiety level. We hope to contribute to the literature by stressing the importance of taking anxiety into consideration in the educational and interventional programs developed for adolescents.

Ergenlikte Mantýk Dýþý Ýnançlar Sýnav Kaygýsýný Nasýl Etkiliyor?

Çocukluk dönemi sonrasýnda ergenliðe geçiþin ilk yýllarýný içine alan ilk ergenlik (early adolescence) dönemi, geliþim dönemine özgü yeni kaygý durumlarýnýn gözlenebildiði bir evredir. Yaklaþýk 11-14 yaþlarýný kapsayan ilk ergenlik, erinlik (puberty) evresindeki fiziksel ve hormonal deðiþikliklere paralel olarak, kaygý ile birlikte utangaçlýk, suçluluk, depresyon, öfke gibi olumsuz duygularýn yoðun yaþandýðý bir geliþim dönemidir. Bu derlemede, öðrencilerin kendilerine, baþkalarýna ve içinde yaþadýklarý dünyaya iliþkin mantýkdýþý inançlarýnýn, kaygý düzeyleri üzerindeki etkisini vurgulayarak, ergenlere yönelik eðitim ve müdahale programlarýnda konunun öneminin kavranmasýna katký saðlamak amaçlanmýþtýr.