The Effect Of Mindfulness On Test Anxiety In Junior High School Students

The mental health of junior high school students has always been the focus of people and society,and the exam anxiety of junior high school students is a very key and important topic in the whole system of mental health construction.In order to explore the influence of mindfulness level on test anxiety of junior high school students and the mediating role of academic self-efficacy,we hope to provide some theoretical support for mental health education in middle school.750 students from grades 7 to 9 from two middle schools in Nanning,Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region were selected to conduct a questionnaire survey using the mindful attention awareness scale,test anxiety scale and academic self-efficacy questionnaire.Through data collation and analysis,the following results were obtained:(1)The overall test anxiety of junior high school students is at a moderate level.(2)The test anxiety of junior middle school students was significantly different in gender(t=-4.35,P<0.001),and the total score of test anxiety of girls was significantly higher than that of boys.(3)There is a pairwise correlation between mindfulness,academic self-efficacy and test anxiety of junior high school students: There was a significant negative correlation between mindfulness and test anxiety(r=-0.469,P<0.05),there was a significant positive correlation between mindfulness and academic self-efficacy(r=0.346,P<0.05),and there was a significant negative correlation between academic self-efficacy and test anxiety(r=-0.359,P<0.05).(4)The academic self-efficacy of junior middle school students had a partial mediating effect between mindfulness and test anxiety,accounting for 16.32%.Based on the above results,the following suggestions are put forward:(1)Mindfulness lectures and courses should be added to improve students’ academic self-efficacy and reduce exam anxiety;(2)Teachers should guide students to establish a correct view of learning,reduce the level of test anxiety;(3)Schools,teachers and parents should improve students’ academic self-efficacy.