摘要

This study carries out empirical researches among Mainland Chinese high school students to explore the impact of parent*s socioeconomic status on perceived parental pressure and test anxiety. The discoveries of the study include: perceived parental pressure has significant impact on test anxiety; parents* occupations, parents* income and mother*s education have significant impact on perceived parental pressure; parents* occupations, parents* income and mother*s education have significant impact on test anxiety. There are sufficient evidences to support the notion that the ethic stressing family glory and material success can be a major source of perceived parental pressure and test anxiety in China. Another finding of the study is that there may exist a mediation relationship among parent*s socioeconomic status, perceived parental pressure, and test anxiety. By controlling perceived parental pressure, the mediator variable, the impact of parent*s socioeconomic status on test anxiety can be greatly reduced.