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Reliability and Factor Structure of the Westside Test Anxiety Scale among University Students

The Westside Test Anxiety Scale (WTAS) is a widely-used screening instrument for assessing test anxiety impairments in educational settings. However, psychometric properties of this measure have not been established adequately. Therefore, the main objective of this study was to evaluate the factor...

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Main Authors: Prashanth, Talwar Yadar, Matheiken, Shevonne, Lee, Julia Ai Cheng, Surena, Binti Sabil
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Language:English
Published: Mangalore, South India 2019
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BF Psychology
H Social Sciences (General)
RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
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spelling my.unimas.ir.279092021-05-21T09:55:35Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/27909/ Reliability and Factor Structure of the Westside Test Anxiety Scale among University Students Prashanth, Talwar Yadar Matheiken, Shevonne Lee, Julia Ai Cheng Surena, Binti Sabil BF Psychology H Social Sciences (General) RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine The Westside Test Anxiety Scale (WTAS) is a widely-used screening instrument for assessing test anxiety impairments in educational settings. However, psychometric properties of this measure have not been established adequately. Therefore, the main objective of this study was to evaluate the factor structure and measurement invariance of the WTAS. Data for the cross-sectional study was collected from a convenience sample of 218 undergraduate students enrolled in a public university in Malaysia. Construct validity was investigated by Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA). Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was used to test two models (original structure and EFA structure). Also, multiplegroup invariance was analyzed in order to determine the extent to which the factor structure was comparable across gender. Results of CFA indicated that both models met all the preestablished fit criteria. There was however, more support for the re-organized two-factor EFA model, with high reliability values. Multi-group CFA demonstrated measurement invariance across gender. Findings from the present study indicate that the WTAS could serve as a screening tool to detect test anxiety among students. Mangalore, South India 2019 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/27909/1/Reliability.pdf Prashanth, Talwar Yadar and Matheiken, Shevonne and Lee, Julia Ai Cheng and Surena, Binti Sabil (2019) Reliability and Factor Structure of the Westside Test Anxiety Scale among University Students. Online Journal of Health and Allied Sciences, 18 (3). pp. 1-5. ISSN 0972-5997 https://www.ojhas.org/issue71/2019-3-8.html
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topic BF Psychology
H Social Sciences (General)
RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
spellingShingle BF Psychology
H Social Sciences (General)
RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
Prashanth, Talwar Yadar
Matheiken, Shevonne
Lee, Julia Ai Cheng
Surena, Binti Sabil
Reliability and Factor Structure of the Westside Test Anxiety Scale among University Students
description The Westside Test Anxiety Scale (WTAS) is a widely-used screening instrument for assessing test anxiety impairments in educational settings. However, psychometric properties of this measure have not been established adequately. Therefore, the main objective of this study was to evaluate the factor structure and measurement invariance of the WTAS. Data for the cross-sectional study was collected from a convenience sample of 218 undergraduate students enrolled in a public university in Malaysia. Construct validity was investigated by Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA). Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was used to test two models (original structure and EFA structure). Also, multiplegroup invariance was analyzed in order to determine the extent to which the factor structure was comparable across gender. Results of CFA indicated that both models met all the preestablished fit criteria. There was however, more support for the re-organized two-factor EFA model, with high reliability values. Multi-group CFA demonstrated measurement invariance across gender. Findings from the present study indicate that the WTAS could serve as a screening tool to detect test anxiety among students.
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author Prashanth, Talwar Yadar
Matheiken, Shevonne
Lee, Julia Ai Cheng
Surena, Binti Sabil
author_facet Prashanth, Talwar Yadar
Matheiken, Shevonne
Lee, Julia Ai Cheng
Surena, Binti Sabil
author_sort Prashanth, Talwar Yadar
title Reliability and Factor Structure of the Westside Test Anxiety Scale among University Students
title_short Reliability and Factor Structure of the Westside Test Anxiety Scale among University Students
title_full Reliability and Factor Structure of the Westside Test Anxiety Scale among University Students
title_fullStr Reliability and Factor Structure of the Westside Test Anxiety Scale among University Students
title_full_unstemmed Reliability and Factor Structure of the Westside Test Anxiety Scale among University Students
title_sort reliability and factor structure of the westside test anxiety scale among university students
publisher Mangalore, South India
publishDate 2019
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/27909/1/Reliability.pdf
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