Frierson H T, Hoban J D
University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill 27599-7530.
J Natl Med Assoc. 1992 Aug;84(8):686-9.
This study examined the associated effects of acute test-taking anxiety on the performance of a class of second-year medical students who took Part I of the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) Examination. The study is a follow-up of a previous study that examined the related effects of chronic anxiety on NBME Part I performance. The purpose of this study was to observe whether there was a relationship between acute anxiety and NBME performance and, further, if there were distinguishable differences in the effects of acute and chronic test anxiety on NBME performance. The first study indicated a significant relationship between chronic anxiety and NBME performance. The results of the present study indicate a relationship between acute test anxiety and NBME performance, but not to the extent associated with chronic anxiety, thus chronic test anxiety may be a more critical factor affecting test performance on critical examinations such as the NBME. Implications concerning anxiety and test performance are discussed.
本研究考察了急性考试焦虑对参加美国国家医学考试委员会（NBME）第一部分考试的二年级医学生班级表现的相关影响。该研究是之前一项研究的后续，之前的研究考察了慢性焦虑对NBME第一部分考试表现的相关影响。本研究的目的是观察急性焦虑与NBME考试表现之间是否存在关系，以及急性和慢性考试焦虑对NBME考试表现的影响是否存在显著差异。第一项研究表明慢性焦虑与NBME考试表现之间存在显著关系。本研究结果表明急性考试焦虑与NBME考试表现之间存在关系，但程度不及慢性焦虑，因此慢性考试焦虑可能是影响NBME等关键考试成绩的更关键因素。文中讨论了有关焦虑与考试表现的影响。
