Abstract
30 10th-grade, test anxious (Achievement Anxiety Test) students were randomly assigned in equal numbers to either a cognitive modification, systematic desensitization, or waiting-list control group. The Raven Standard Progressive Matrices (RSPM), State-Trait Anxiety Inventory--State form (STAI-S), and the Anxiety Differential were administered as pre- and posttests. Statistically significant Treatment × Time interactions emerged on the RSPM and the STAI-S, favoring an increase for the systematic desensitization treatment on the RSPM and a decrease for the cognitive modification treatment on the STAI-S. (11 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved).
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 525-528 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Counseling Psychology |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 1981 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- cognitive modification vs systematic desensitization, test anxiety, 10th graders
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Psychology
- Clinical Psychology
- Psychiatry and Mental health