Effect of Relaxation Training on Students' Persistence and Academic Performance
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13659764 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chester C Stout (College of the Mainland, corresponding author), Billy Thornton (0000-0001-7242-5890, University of Maine at Orono), Harold Russell (The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston), Harold L Russell (University of Texas Medical Branch) |
| Year | 1980 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 189-190 |
| Publication date | 1980-08-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1980.47.1.189 |
| PMID | 6999520 |
| OpenAlex | W2028625104 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 2 |
Considering anxiety to be a major debilitative factor among high-risk students, an attempt was made to evaluate the effectiveness of relaxation training on students' persistence and academic performance. Although 15 EMG-biofeedback subjects showed greater persistence (contact hours) than the 14 subjects given progressive relaxation, both techniques had beneficial effects on academic performance compared to 12 no-treatment controls
Anxiety · Biofeedback · Persistence (discontinuity · Physical therapy · Psychiatry · Relaxation (psychology · Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes · Clinical Psychology · Medicine · Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.04 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1979 - 2000 (22) |
| Highly cited | No |