Abbas Moradan - Semnan University
Zahra Niroo - Semnan University

The present study attempted to investigate the relationship among perfectionism and test anxiety (TA) among Iranian EFL learners. Gender was taken into account, regarding males and females use of TAS. 97 Iranian EFL students studying at Shahid Bahonar and Islamic Azad universities of Kerman took part in this study. The students were junior and senior students majoring in English Translation and English Literature. To achieve the required data the following scales were capitalized on: Frost et al. (1990) Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (MPS) and Sarason’s (1975) test anxiety scale (TAS). The findings revealed that there was a significant positive relationship between MPS and TAS. Furthermore, it was revealed that female subjects were more test anxious than their counterparts. In sum, MPS yielded a positive relationship with TAS with the female subjects being more test anxious

Perfectionism, Test Anxiety, Gender