Moderating effect of emotional expressivity on relationship between test anxiety and working memory capacity
10.3969/j.issn.1000-6729.2017.06.014
- VernacularTitle:情绪表达在考试焦虑和工作记忆容量关系中的调节作用
- Author:
Xiaocong ZHANG
;
Yunying DONG
;
Renlai ZHOU
- Keywords:
emotional expressivity;
test anxiety;
working memory capacity
- From:
Chinese Mental Health Journal
2017;31(6):495-499
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the moderating role of emotional expressivity in the relationship between test anxiety and working memory capacity (WMC).Methods:Totally 332 college students were selected.The Test Anxiety Inventory (TAI),Emotional Expressivity Inventory (EEI) and Arithmetic Operation-Word Memory Span Task (OSPAN) were used to measure the severity of test anxiety,working memory capacity,and degree of emotional expressivity,respectively.Results:TAI scores were negatively correlated with WMC scores (r =-0.36,P ＜0.01).Emotional expressivity had a moderating effect between scores of test anxiety and WMC (β =0.19,P ＜0.01).Test anxiety score negatively predicted WMC score in students with low emotional expressivity (β =-0.74,P ＜ 0.01),whereas it couldn't predict WMC in those with high emotional expressivity (β =-0.07,P ＞0.05).Conclusion:It suggests that higher emotional expressivity could buffer the negative effect of test anxiety on working memory capacity.
