Evaluation of the psychometric properties of the Test Anxiety Coping Skills (TACS) measure.

This study examined the psychometric properties of the Test Anxiety Coping Skills (TACS) measure, a new self-report scale developed to assess strategies employed by school-age students to cope with test anxiety. TACS proposed a three-factor structure of test anxiety coping skills that correspond to the three major treatment methods identified across previous studies as important components of test anxiety intervention programs: cognitive strategies, behavioral strategies, and study and test-taking skills. The study was conducted among a sample of 228 secondary school students (Grades 8 and 9) in Singapore, who completed the TACS measure at two timepoints of data collection. TACS demonstrated good levels of overall internal consistency among all items at both timepoints. Confirmatory factor analysis showed that the three-factor model provided a good fit to data obtained at both timepoints. Together, results of this study provide preliminary support for the sound psychometric characteristics of the TACS measure. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved).