%0 Journal Article
%T Impact of Parent¡¯s Socioeconomic Status on Perceived Parental Pressure and Test Anxiety among Chinese High School Students
%A Huilin Chen
%J International Journal of Psychological Studies
%D 2012
%I 
%R 10.5539/ijps.v4n2p235
%X This study carries out empirical researches among Mainland Chinese high school students to explore the impact of parent¡¯s socioeconomic status on perceived parental pressure and test anxiety. The discoveries of the study include: perceived parental pressure has significant impact on test anxiety; parents¡¯ occupations, parents¡¯ income and mother¡¯s education have significant impact on perceived parental pressure; parents¡¯ occupations, parents¡¯ income and mother¡¯s education have significant impact on test anxiety. There are sufficient evidences to support the notion that the ethic stressing family glory and material success can be a major source of perceived parental pressure and test anxiety in China. Another finding of the study is that there may exist a mediation relationship among parent¡¯s socioeconomic status, perceived parental pressure, and test anxiety. By controlling perceived parental pressure, the mediator variable, the impact of parent¡¯s socioeconomic status on test anxiety can be greatly reduced.
%U http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/ijps/article/view/16230