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| Casa de Saúde São Mateus - Hospital | UNKNOWN |
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School-age test anxiety is an important risk factor for school performance. Notwithstanding, few studies seek to identify which strategies are effective in improving test anxiety. This study aimed to test whether a cognitive-behavioural intervention for high school students could significantly reduce test anxiety.
A two-arm, cluster-randomized controlled, unblinded, parallel, trial was conducted. Participants were students of the 10th year of the Alves Martins High School in Viseu, Portugal. Students were randomized at class level to receive a cognitive-behavioural-based intervention combined with mindfulness, psychoeducation, and relaxation techniques, or to a control group with no intervention. Participants' anxiety levels were measured using the Test Anxiety Questionnaire. The analysis of the effect of the intervention was carried out on an intention-to-treat basis at the class level, using multilevel mixed effects models and Bayesian modelling.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Intervention | Experimental | Cognitive-behavioural-based intervention combined with mindfulness, psychoeducation, and relaxation techniques |
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| Control | No Intervention | Care as usual |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Intervention | Behavioral | Cognitive-behavioural-based intervention combined with mindfulness (attention focus), psychoeducation, and relaxation techniques (short version of Jacobson's progressive relaxation, breathing exercises) |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Test anxiety | Participants' test anxiety will be assessed using the Test Anxiety Questionnaire. Scores on the questionnaire range from 10 to 50 points. Higher scores mean higher anxiety levels. | 12 weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Worry | Participants' worry will be assessed using the Worry subscale (items 1-5) of the Test Anxiety Questionnaire. Scores on the questionnaire range from 5 to 25 points. Higher scores mean higher worry-related anxiety levels. | 12 weeks |
| Emotionality |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Alves Martins High School | Viseu | Portugal |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 36939679 | Derived | Lopes D, Ferrao A, Matanca AF, Almeida C, Rosario F, Santos J, Santos MI. [A Cognitive Behavioural-Based Intervention in Reducing Test Anxiety in High School Students: A Pilot Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial]. Acta Med Port. 2024 Feb 5;37(3):163-171. doi: 10.20344/amp.18876. Epub 2023 Mar 20. Portuguese. |
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| D008722 | Methods |
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| D008919 | Investigative Techniques |
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Participants' emotionality will be assessed using the Emotionality subscale (items 6-10) of the Test Anxiety Questionnaire. Scores on the questionnaire range from 5 to 25 points. Higher scores mean higher emotionality-related anxiety levels.
| 12 weeks |