The relationship between hardiness and exam anxiety in students

Abstract: The main objective of the present paper is to examine the relationship between hardiness and exam anxiety in high school students. The population consisted of 100 male students of Sadra private high school of Sar-ePol-e-Zahab city who were selected by random sampling and filled religious orientation questionnaire of Alport and Ross (1962), questionnaire of demographics, hardiness questionnaire of Polty, Bartenon, Robert, Youground, Kathleen, Gary and Ingram (1989), and Spilberger's questionnaire of exam anxiety (1980). Results of correlation test showed that there is a negative and significant relationship between hardiness components (commitment, control, challenge and the overall hardiness) and exam anxiety. This means that an increase in students' hardiness decreases their exam anxiety. Correlation analysis results also indicated a positive and significant relationship between hardiness components and educational performance. This means that and increase in students' hardiness enhances their educational performance (p < 0.05). [Javad Khalatbari, Shohreh Ghorbanshirodi, Mostafa Akhshabi. The relationship between hardiness and exam anxiety in students. Life Sci J 2013;10(2s):185-188] (ISSN:1097-8135). http://www.lifesciencesite.com. 3