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The Relationship Between MAOA Gene Polymorphism and Test Anxiety

  • Yangyang Liu (a1) and Zuhong Lu (a2)
Abstract

In a sample of 569 Chinese high school students, the present findings indicated that students with the 4-repeat genotype showed a higher level of test anxiety. Furthermore, the prediction of academic performance on test anxiety was stronger among students with the 3-repeat genotype than those with the 4-repeat genotype. The present findings suggest that mono-amine-oxidase type A gene polymorphism is significantly related to test anxiety.

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address for correspondence: Yanghan Liu, Department of Psychology, Nanjing University, Han kou lu 22, Nanjing, China. E-mail: liuyangyang661@sina.com
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Twin Research and Human Genetics
  • ISSN: 1832-4274
  • EISSN: 1839-2628
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