The protective role of self-compassion on test anxiety among adolescents

Figures & data

Table 1. Means, standard deviations, and bivariate correlations for all study variables (N = 47).

Variables	M	SD	1	2	3
1 Gender	72.34% female, 27.66% male		-
2 Test anxiety	27.99	11.84	.43**	-
3 General anxiety	30.39	11.59	.12	.65***	-
4 Self-compassion	20.43	7.64	.01	– .61***	– .78***

*Significant at p < .05.

**Significant at p < .01.

***Significant at p < .001.

Table 2. Hierarchical regression analysis to examine the effect of self-compassion in predicting test anxiety from gender and general anxiety (step 1) and self-compassion (step 2).

		β
Step 1 (R^2 = .55)
	Gender	.36**
	General anxiety	.61***
Step 2 (R^2 = .60)
	Gender	.39***
	General Anxiety	.32*
	Self-compassion	– .36*

Step 2 R² Change = .05.

*Significant at p < .05.

**Significant at p < .01.

***Significant at p < .001.