2016 Volume 31 Issue 3 Pages 405-408
[Purpose] To clarify with a psychological test what kinds of emotional changes students of a physical therapy vocational school experience before scheduled exams. [Subjects] Among first- to third-year students attending a physical therapy vocational school, 81, 86, and 70 1st-, 2nd-, and 3rd-year students were tested during normal term time, and 80, 85, and 70 1st-, 2nd-, and 3rd-year students were tested before scheduled exams. [Methods] The Profile of Mood States (POMS) was conducted on both occasions. [Results] Significant differences in Tension-Anxiety and Vigor of 1st-year, Tension-Anxiety, Confusion, and Vigor of 2nd-year, and Tension-Anxiety, Depression, Fatigue, Confusion, and Vigor of 3rd-year students were found. [Conclusion] Scheduled exams are a stressful event, and differences were found in the psychological profiles of stresses between the academic years.
