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Vivien S Huan1, Lay See Yeo, Rebecca P Ang
1Psychological Studies Academic Group, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, 1, Nanyang Walk, Singapore. slvhuan@nie.edu.sg
Abstract:
This study investigated the role of optimism together with gender, on students' perception of academic stress. Four hundred and thirty secondary school students from Singapore participated in this study and data were collected using two self-report measures: the Life Orientation Test and the Academic Expectation Stress Inventory. Results revealed a significant negative relationship between optimism and academic stress in students. Gender was not a significant predictor of academic stress and no two-way interactions were found between optimism and gender of the participants. Possible explanations for the results were suggested and implications of the findings were discussed.
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