Academic Buoyancy: Overcoming Test Anxiety and Setbacks.

ABSTRACT: High levels of test anxiety can be damaging for academic achievement, wellbeing, and mental health. It is important, therefore, to consider those psychological attributes that may offer protection against the development of test anxiety and its negative consequences, thereby contributing to a potential positive future life trajectory. Academic buoyancy, the ability to respond effectively to academic pressures and setbacks, is one such attribute that offers protection from high test anxiety. We begin by defining test anxiety and a brief review of the literature to consider the harmful nature of test anxiety. This is followed by a definition of academic buoyancy and brief review of the literature to consider the beneficial character of academic buoyancy. Next, we describe the Self-Regulatory

SUBMITTER: Putwain DW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10056025 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature