Resistance against the high school senior student test anxiety

Researches show that not only a little stress has a benefit, but also a little anxiety has positive effects. These are benefits such as providing motivation or having a goal. Yet, that the anxiety is excessive causes harm more than benefit. In terms of high school students at last class who are in their adolescence time, in particular, excessive anxiety includes negative effects for the exams that will shape their future. High level of exam anxiety also brings failures more than success to the students. Anxiety of the exams that determine how students wil l live for the rest of their life is a crucial state for individuals. In this study, how variables such as exam anxiety, gender, family's moral and material support, the department of the student and school type predict exam anxiety mood was analyzed. Within the scope of the research, 100 girls and 100 boys -200 in total- studying at last class of high school were taken. Anxiety level of girl and boy students was measured by Anxiety Inventory and State - Perpetual Anxiety Inventory. According to the results, variables, moral and material situation of the family and the gender of the student meaningfully predict anxiety state. Type of high school the student studies at, his department, his number of siblings don't predict. Some suggestions are given based on the results.