A comparative study of the effectiveness of stress inoculation training in the treatment of academic test anxiety among university students.
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2007
Authors
Madikizela, Londiwe P.
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Abstract
A commonly used method for treating students with test anxiety in tertiary
academic institutions is Skills Workshops. These workshops encompass study, time
management and test taking skills. However, Meichenbaum & Butler's (1980) model of
test anxiety suggests that test anxiety has four components that need to be taken into
consideration when treating test anxiety. These are (1) Internal Dialogue, (2) Behavioural
Acts, (3) Behavioural Outcomes and (4) Cognitive Structures. They suggest that Stress
Inoculation Training (SIT) is an ideal treatment method for treating test anxiety as it
addresses all these components. This study looked at the effectiveness of SIT in
comparison to the Skills Workshops as well as no treatment at all. The results showed
that both SIT and Skills Workshops were effective in reducing test anxiety levels but SIT
was a more superior method.
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Thesis (M.A.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, 2007.
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Theses--Psychology.