Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2019

Publication Title

Teaching of Psychology

Volume

46

Abstract

The purpose of this quasi-experiment is to test two different methods for helping students reduce anxiety before an exam. Students in two introductory psychology courses (N = 111) engaged in either a focused-breathing or expressive-writing exercise before their final exam. Results indicated that, compared to previous exam performance, both focused breathing and expressive writing improved performance for students with high levels of trait test anxiety. However, there was no effect on final exam performance for either method for students with low levels of trait test anxiety. Both exercises appeared to reduce state anxiety for students, although the reduction was greater for students with high levels of trait test anxiety. These findings can be used to assist students who struggle with trait test anxiety.

Issue

1

First Page

92

Last Page

95

DOI

10.1177/0098628318816182

ISSN

1532-8023

Rights

Copyright holder: Sage Publishing.

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