EXAM ANXIETY, SOCIAL SUPPORT AND COGNITIVE INTERFERENCE EFFECT IN YOUNG ADULTS
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Interference effect, exam anxiety, social support, family support, young adults
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This study aims to understand the relationship between exam anxiety, social support and cognitive interference effect in young adults. This study was guided by quasi experimental research design, with a sample of 40 young adults from 19 to 26 years of age, who participated voluntarily. The participants completed the demographic form, Westside Test Anxiety Scale and Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, an hour before their exam. Stroop Neuropsychological Screening Test was used as an experiment to measure participant’s cognitive interference effect. For the data analysis, independent t-test, and Pearson product moment correlation and regression analysis, were applied. The result showed that there was no significant relationship between exam anxiety, social support and cognitive interference score in young adults. Family support had a weak negative significant correlation with exam anxiety and cognitive impairment. Moreover, there was no significant difference between males and females on cognitive interference score, and no significant difference between low exam anxiety and high exam anxiety was seen on interference score. On the other hand, there was a significant variance in family and significant other support between those with low and high-test anxiety.
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Omaima Saleem
Avenue 1, Khayaban-e-Jinnah, Pir Mansur Johar Town, Lahore, Punjab University of Central Punjab,
Kiran Nawaz
Avenue 1 Khayaban-e-Jinnah, Pir Mansur Johar Town, Lahore, Punjab University of Central Punjab,
Sarah Mustafa
Avenue 1 Khayaban-e-Jinnah, Pir Mansur Johar Town, Lahore, Punjab, University of Central Punjab,
Hina Babar
Avenue 1 Khayaban-e-Jinnah, Pir Mansur Johar Town, Lahore, Punjab University of Central Punjab