ULOGA AUTOMATSKIH MISLI I ISPITNE ANKSIOZNOSTI U USPJEHU STUDENATA
THE ROLE OF AUTOMATIC THOUGHTS AND TEST ANXIETY IN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' ACHIEVEMENTS

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this paper was to investigate the contribution of automatic thoughts and test anxiety in predicting university students' academic achievement. The Student Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire was developed and resulted in four reliable factors: fear of failure, fear of disappointing parents, positive thoughts, lack of motivation and interest. The Spielberger Test Anxiety Questionnaire resulted in two reliable factors: emotional (physiological) and cognitive test anxiety. 337 university higher-year students from different schools were assessed. It has been found that all three types of negative automatic thoughts (fear of failure, fear of disappointing parents and lack of motivation) are significant predictors of state test anxiety on a specific exam. Positive thoughts are not a significant predictor of test anxiety, but are a significant predictor of academic achievement (average grade on previous exams), as well as negative thoughts related to fear of disappointing parents and negative thoughts related to lack of motivation and interest.

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