26-7 The Differences Among Defensive Pessimist, Optimist, and Pessimist in Anxiety and Reflectivity: Moderating Effects of Task Difficulty and Perceived Instrument

The purpose of this study tested the effect of defensive pessimism on anxiety and reflectivity. Furthermore, this study attempted to test the interaction between perceived instrument and task difficulty on reflectivity. Data were collected from 120 students and randomly assigned to four groups. Statistical significance was tested by t test, two-way ANOVA and ANCOVA. The results of this study were as follows: (1) Defensive pessimist, optimist, and pessimist showed statistical differences on anxiety and reflectivity. (2)High instrument task was an important factor for defensive pessimist using reflectivity. (3) High difficulty task didn’t appear effective on the use of reflectivity. Implications for theory, practice and research are discussed.

Keywords
anxiety, defensive pessimist, perceived instrument, reflectivity, task difficulty.

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