Stress Inoculation Bibliotherapy in the Treatment of Test Anxiety
Published
Journal Article
The efficacy of stress-inoculation bibliotherapy for 121 test-anxious college students was examined. A phone-contact condition and a no-contact, stress-inoculation bibliotherapy condition were compared with a phone-contact, wait-list control condition and a no-contact, wait-list control condition. Results indicated that the two experimental conditions were superior to the control conditions in reducing subjective anxiety and that the phone-contact and no-contact conditions were nondifferentially efficacious in treatment adherence or gains. Treatment did not result in significant increases in academic performance. Treatment gains were maintained at a 1-month follow-up. The implications of bibliotherapy for test anxiety as an alternative or adjunct to traditional treatments are discussed.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Register, AC; Beckham, JC; May, JG; Gustafson, DJ
Published Date
- April 1, 1991
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 38 / 2
Start / End Page
- 115 - 119
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0022-0167
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1037/0022-0167.38.2.115
Citation Source
- Scopus