Treatment of Test Anxiety by Applied Relaxation and Cue-Controlled Relaxation

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ID13674656
AuthorsBilly A Barrios (University of Utah, corresponding author), Earl J Ginter (Nicholls State University), Joseph J Scalise (Nicholls State University), Francis G Miller (Nicholls State University)
Year1980
Volume46
Issue3_suppl
Pages1287-1296
Publication date1980-06-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePsychological Reports (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2466/pr0.1980.46.3c.1287
OpenAlexW2074406383
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited23

Several procedures have been used to produce relaxation and thus reduce test anxiety. The purpose of this study was to compare three types of treatment of test anxiety: applied relaxation, cognitive cue-controlled relaxation, and conditioned cue-controlled relaxation. Also, cognitive and conditioning explanations for the two cue-controlled treatments were explored Subjects were female undergraduates ( N = 18) scoring in the upper 15% of the distribution of 1,055 students completing the Suinn Test Anxiety Behavior Scale. Pre- and post-treatment scores on several self-report and performance measures of anxiety were used to evaluate the efficiency of each technique. Most statistically significant changes were obtained in the applied relaxation group. No significant differences were found between the two cue-controlled procedures used in the study. Recommendations concerning future investigations are discussed; specific procedural modifications for future studies are outlined

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