Amouzadeh Samakush T, Arjmandnia A A, Pournaghash Tehrani S S. (2024). A comparison of response inhibition and attention shifting between children with separation anxiety disorder and test anxiety.
Rooyesh.
13(4), 1-10.
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1- Master`s Degree Student, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
2- Professor, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. , arjmandnia@ut.ac.ir
3- Associate Professor, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract: (686 Views)
The present study aimed to compare the two executive functions of attention shifting and response inhibition in children with separation anxiety disorder and test anxiety. The current research was of a causal-comparative type. The statistical population of this study consisted of all female elementary school students in Sari City, who were diagnosed with separation anxiety disorder and test anxiety in the years 1402-1403. From the entire population, 150 individuals were selected using purposeful sampling. 75 individuals were placed in the separation anxiety group and 75 individuals in the test anxiety group. Data collection was done using the Spence Children's Anxiety Scale (SCAS; 1997), Sarason Test Anxiety Questionnaire (1958), Stroop Color-Word Computerized Test (SWCT; 1935), and Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST; 1948). Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA) was used to analyze the data. The results showed a significant difference in the attention-shifting component (P=0.001) between individuals with separation anxiety and individuals with test anxiety (P< 0.05). However, no significant difference was observed in the response inhibition component (P= 0.225) between the two sample groups (P> 0.05). Therefore, it can be concluded that there is a difference in attention shifting in individuals with separation anxiety and individuals with test anxiety.
Type of Article:
Research |
Subject:
Clinical Psychology Received: 2024/01/22 | Accepted: 2024/02/18 | ePublished: 2024/07/28