Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the moderating effects of self-efficacy on the relationships between perfectionism and test anxiety of children. The subject were 421 5th and 6th elementary, school students in Seoul. The results showed as follows: First, the correlation analysis showed the self-oriented perfectionism and the socially-scribed perfectionism in children was affected more the test anxiety, whereas the self-efficacy and the academic self-efficacy affected the test anxiety less. Second, regression analysis showed self-oriented perfectionism and socially-scribed perfectionism in children was significantly related to test anxiety. Third, the self-efficacy and the academic self-efficacy were significantly related co test anxiety, and as the level of self-efficacy and academic self-efficacy were increased the test anxiety was decreased, furthermore, hierarchical regression analysis showed the self-efficacy and the academic self-efficacy had a moderating effects on self-oriented perfectionism and the test anxiety. Consequently chis study shows that when self-oriented perfectionism is found to cause test anxiety in both general and academic cases, a level of self-efficacy in the children's psychological make-up can decrease test anxiety.