Surveying the Relationship between Spiritual Intelligence and Goal Orientation on Test Anxiety of Students in the Second and Third Years of High

Subject Areas : Journal of Educational Psychology

Hadi Abdi ¹ , Ali Mahmoudi ² , Khalil Ghaffari ³

1 - PhD Student in Educational Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Roodehen Branch,Roudehen, Iran
2 - University Lecturer at Islamic Azad University, Aligoodarz Branch and PhD Student in Educational Psychology, Roodehen, Branch, Roudehen, Iran
3 - Islamic Azad University, Aligoodarz Branch, Aligoodarz, Iran

Received: 2012-07-18 Accepted : 2012-11-10 Published : 2013-02-19

Keywords: Spiritual intelligence, goal orientation, test anxiety,

Abstract :

The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between spiritual intelligence and goal orientation for test anxiety among the second and third year secondary school students of Boroujerd. Research method is descriptive - correlation and estimated sample size is 300 people that were selected in a multi-stage cluster random sampling. For measurement, three questionnaires of Badie spiritual intelligence, Baton et.al goal orientation and Driscoll’s test anxiety. To analyze data obtained, statistical method of simultaneous regression method was used. Results showed that 37 percent of students show test anxiety and there is a significant negative correlation between spiritual intelligence and mastery orientation and test anxiety and test anxiety can be predicted with more power using two variables of spiritual intelligence and mastery goal orientation.