Comparing the Efficacy of Cognitive Therapy and Study Skills Training in the Treatment of Students with Test Anxiety

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This research compared the efficacy of cognitive therapy and study skills training in the treatment of students with test anxiety. The method of this study was experimental and the target population was undergraduate students of Tehran universities. The sample consisted of 90 female students randomly selected from the subjects who were diagnosed with test anxiety by TAI and psychological interview. Subjects were assigned randomly to 2 experimental and one control groups. The cognitive therapy and study skills training were used as interventional techniques.
A one way analysis of variance showed significant differences between experimental and control groups in test anxiety variable. Tuky test demonstrated that cognitive therapy and study skills training techniques were effective in reducing test anxiety. Also results showed that cognitive therapy was effective in reducing both components of test anxiety. In addition, cognitive therapy was found to be more effective than study skills training in reducing worry component; however, the two methods did not differ in reducing the emotional component of the test anxiety.

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  • Receive Date: 27 December 2015
  • Accept Date: 27 December 2015

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