In a sample of 916 Chinese high school students, the relations among the students' perceptions of school climate and their trait test anxiety were examined. The results indicated that students' perceptions of teacher-student relationships and student-student relationships negatively predicted their trait test anxiety. Furthermore, girls had higher scores on trait test anxiety than boys.
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[The reliability and validation of the Chinese Version of the Test Anxiety Inventory]
[A cross-cultural study of test anxiety]