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The Test Anxiety Inventory for Children and Adolescents (TAICA)

Examination of the Psychometric Properties of a New Multidimensional Measure of Test Anxiety Among Elementary and Secondary School Students

Patricia A. Lowe

University of Kansas, Lawrence, tlowe{at}ku.edu

Steven W. Lee

University of Kansas, Lawrence

Kristin M. Witteborg

University of Kansas, Lawrence

Keri W. Prichard

University of Kansas, Lawrence

Megan E. Luhr

University of Kansas, Lawrence

Christopher M. Cullinan

University of Kansas, Lawrence

Bethany A. Mildren

University of Kansas, Lawrence

Jennifer M. Raad

University of Kansas, Lawrence

Rebecca A. Cornelius

University of Kansas, Lawrence

Melissa Janik

University of Kansas, Lawrence

The Test Anxiety Inventory for Children and Adolescents (TAICA) is a new multidimensional measure used to assess test anxiety in elementary and secondary school students. The TAICA is a 45-item self-report measure consisting of a Total Test Anxiety scale, four debilitating test anxiety subscales (Cognitive Obstruction/Inattention, Physiological Hyperarousal, Social Humiliation, and Worry), a facilitating test anxiety scale (Performance Enhancement/ Facilitation Anxiety), and a Lie scale. In the present study, the psychometric properties of the TAICA scores are examined with a volunteer sample of 206 children and adolescents. Results of the study indicate that the TAICA scores have strong to very strong internal consistency reliability and temporal stability (1- to 3-week test-retest interval). Evidence supporting the construct validity of the TAICA scores was found.

Key Words: test anxiety • reliability • validity • Test Anxiety Inventory for Children and Adolescents

This version was published on September 1, 2008

Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, Vol. 26, No. 3, 215-230 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0734282907303760
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