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Smith, Ronald E.; Nye, S. Lee – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1989
Assessed effects on undergraduate students (N=54) of direct (induced affect) and generalized (covert rehearsal) cognitive-behavior coping skills programs for test anxiety. Found both training procedures significantly reduced test anxiety but that induced affect yielded largest anxiety decrease and greatest test performance improvement while covert…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Restructuring, Coping