Objective: To test the reliability and validity of Test Anxiety Scale (TAS)-Chinese Version. Method: A sample of 345 Chinese college students in Guangzhou was administrated with TAS and other three inventories. Result: The psychometric parameters of TAS-Chinese Version fulfilled the standard of psychometric. The scores of Chinese female students were lower than their American counterparts, but the scores of male students in both countries were at the same level. The study also revealed that about 20% Chinese college students had high level of test anxiety. Conclusion: The reliability and validity of TAS-Chinese Version is satisfying. Test anxiety of Chinese college students should be concerned.

Objective:To explore the relationship between emotional intelligence and anxiety,depression and mood in a sample of college students.Methods:438 college students in three universities in Guangzhou city completed a questionnaire which consisted of Emotional Intelligence Scale (EIS)and Self-report Anxity Scale(SAS),Self-report Depression Scale(SDS)and Positive Affect and Negative Affect Scale(PANAS).Results:(1)The average scores of college students in EIS was 125.84?13.75.(2)The scores of college students in EIS were negatively correlated with their anxiety levels and depression levels.(3)The scores of college students in EIS were positively correlated with Positive Affect (PA),but negatively correlated with Negative Affect(NA) in PANAS.Conclusion:Emotional intelligence plays important roles in college students' emotional well-being.

Objective:To explore the psychometrics of the Chinese adapted Test Anxiety Inventory(TAI).Methods:411 college students came from three universities in Guangzhou were administrated TAI,Test Anxiety Scale(TAS)and the FRIEBEN Test Anxiety Scale (FTA) during university test weeks.Results:(1)the Chinese version TAI had sound reliability.(2)The positive corelation between the Test Anxiety Inventory with TAS and sub-scales of the FTA showed the validity of Chinese version TAI could be accepted.(3)Female college students got significantly higher scores in Emotionality Scale of TAI than male college students.Conclusion:The Chinese version of TAI can be used for later research and/or practical works.

Objective:To explore the characters of emotional intellige nc e and its relationship with general self-efficacy and coping style of delinquent teenagers Method:228 delinquent teenagers in jails completed a serial of questionnaires including emotional intelligence scale (EIS), general s elf-efficacy scale (GSES) and coping style scale Results:The me a n score of emotional intelligence of delinquents was lower than that aged matche d middle school students There was positive correlation between emotional inte l ligence and self-efficacy or coping style of delinquents But the emotional int e lligence of them had no relation to depression Conclusion:Emoti o nal intelligence of delinquent teenagers is lower than that of normal students o f the same age, it has some relation to self-efficacy and coping style of the pe rson

Objective: To explore the characteristic of depression and its relationship with general self-efficacy and coping styles in delinquent teenagers. Methods: 228 delinquent teenagers in jail completed a battery of questionnaires consisted of General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES), Short Coping Style Scale (SCSS), and Center for Epidemiological, Depression Scale (CES-D).Results: Mean scores of depression of delinquent teenagers were found to be highly elevated. A total of 52.6% of the subjects showed depression. Depression as assessed by CES-D was found to correlate with General self-efficacy ( r =-0.162) and Negative Coping Styles ( r =0.177). No significant relationship was found between Positive Coping Styles and depression. Conclusion: Depression of delinquent teenagers was related to low self-efficacy and negative coping styles.

Objective: To examine relationships of general perceived self-efficacy with trait anxiety, state anxiety, and test anxiety. Methods: A sample of 401 college students were administrated the General Self-Efficacy Scale and two other inventories assessing trait anxiety, state anxiety and testing anxiety. Results: The scores of Chinese male and female college students in the General Self-Efficacy Scale were closely comparable to scores of other Asian samples. General self-efficacy negatively correlated with trait anxiety (r=-0.301), state anxiety (r=-0.422) and test anxiety (r=-0.253). Conclusion: As predicted, there was a negative relationship between general self-efficacy and various measures of anxiety.