Survey of Preservice Teachers' Examination Stress Patterns: Contextualising the Transactional Stress Model in High‐Stakes Testing

High‐stakes testing has become increasingly prominent phenomenon in teacher training institutions across the Global South. Despite its psychological implications, limited studies have investigated the stress experiences associated with this phenomenon, thereby constraining the design of appropriate interventions. Guided by the Lazarus and Folkman's Transactional Stress Model, this study examined the examination‐related stress patterns and associated factors among pre‐service teachers in an exam‐oriented high‐stakes setting in Ghana.