Test anxiety and procrastination in physiotherapy students
Manasi Desai1, Unnati Pandit2, Amruta Nerurkar3
1Assistant Professor, Department of Neurophysiotherapy, D. Y. Patil School of Physiotherapy, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Journal of Education and Health Promotion
|July 5, 2021
Summary
Physiotherapy students experience academic procrastination and test anxiety. A significant positive correlation was found between these two factors, indicating that higher test anxiety is linked to increased procrastination.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Psychology
- Allied Health Sciences
Background:
- Academic procrastination is linked to negative psychological outcomes like anxiety and depression.
- Understanding procrastination and test anxiety in physiotherapy students is crucial for student well-being.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate procrastination and test anxiety levels in physiotherapy students.
- To determine the relationship between procrastination and test anxiety in this population.
Main Methods:
- A descriptive, cross-sectional survey was conducted over 6 months.
- 220 physiotherapy students from Mumbai and Navi Mumbai participated.
- Validated scales measured academic procrastination and test anxiety; correlation analysis was performed.
Main Results:
- Physiotherapy students exhibited a mean procrastination score of 74.1 and a mean test anxiety score of 3 (moderately high).
- Highest procrastination was observed in 3rd-year undergraduates and 1st-year postgraduates.
- A statistically significant positive correlation (r=0.383, P=0.000) was found between test anxiety and procrastination.
Conclusions:
- Both undergraduate and postgraduate physiotherapy students demonstrate varying degrees of procrastination and test anxiety.
- A significant positive correlation exists between test anxiety and procrastination in physiotherapy students.
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