the effectiveness of hardiness training on test anxiety

objectives:the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of hardiness training on test anxiety of first-grade female students of high schools in tehran.method: for this purpose sixty students, were selected by multistep cluster sampling method. tools of study were sarason test anxiety scale (s.tas) and hardiness training.results: the results indicated that the test anxiety rate of students who received hardiness training was significantly lower than test anxiety of students who did not. conclusion: hardiness training is effective in decreasing student test anxiety.