Performance anxiety in educational settings poses a significant challenge to students’ well‐being and achievement, with potential long‐term implications for their academic and personal development. The need for appropriate assessment tools for primary school children has led to the development of the test “Worry Emotionality‐Junior” (WE‐J), specifically adapted to measure performance anxiety in students aged 8 to 10 years. This study aims to validate the WE‐J on a sample of 252 Italian students, with the objective of confirming its factor structure. The ultimate goal is to provide a valid and reliable instrument that can be used in primary schools to identify early on children who might benefit from targeted interventions for managing performance anxiety, thus contributing to their academic success and overall wellbeing.

L’ansia da prestazione nei contesti scolastici rappresenta una sfida significativa per il benessere e il rendimento degli studenti, con potenziali ripercussioni a lungo termine sul loro sviluppo scolastico e personale. La necessità di strumenti di valutazione adeguati per i bambini della scuola primaria ha portato allo sviluppo del test Worry Emotionality‐Junior (WEJ), specificamente adattato per misurare l’ansia da prestazione negli studenti di età compresa tra 8 e 10 anni. In questo studio, si presenta la validazione del WE‐J su un campione di 252 studenti italiani, con l’obiettivo di confermarne la struttura fattoriale. Il fine ultimo è quello di fornire uno strumento valido e affidabile che possa essere utilizzato nelle scuole primarie per identificare precocemente i bambini che potrebbero beneficiare di interventi mirati per la gestione dell’ansia da prestazione, contribuendo così al loro successo scolastico e al loro benessere generale.

Di Vita, A., Di Martino, V. (2024). Validation of the Worry Emotionality‐Junior Scale (WE‐J) for the assessment of the performance anxiety in primary school pupils in grades 3‐5. GIORNALE ITALIANO DELLA RICERCA EDUCATIVA, 33, 144-161 [10.7346/sird-022024-p144].

Validation of the Worry Emotionality‐Junior Scale (WE‐J) for the assessment of the performance anxiety in primary school pupils in grades 3‐5

Di Vita, A.
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Di Martino, V.
2024-12-01

Abstract

Performance anxiety in educational settings poses a significant challenge to students’ well‐being and achievement, with potential long‐term implications for their academic and personal development. The need for appropriate assessment tools for primary school children has led to the development of the test “Worry Emotionality‐Junior” (WE‐J), specifically adapted to measure performance anxiety in students aged 8 to 10 years. This study aims to validate the WE‐J on a sample of 252 Italian students, with the objective of confirming its factor structure. The ultimate goal is to provide a valid and reliable instrument that can be used in primary schools to identify early on children who might benefit from targeted interventions for managing performance anxiety, thus contributing to their academic success and overall wellbeing.
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Di Vita, A., Di Martino, V. (2024). Validation of the Worry Emotionality‐Junior Scale (WE‐J) for the assessment of the performance anxiety in primary school pupils in grades 3‐5. GIORNALE ITALIANO DELLA RICERCA EDUCATIVA, 33, 144-161 [10.7346/sird-022024-p144].
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