J Anxiety Disord April 2019 PMID 30826687

The efficacy of interventions for test-anxious university students: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Christopher D Huntley, Bridget Young, James Temple, Melissa Longworth, Catrin Tudur Smith, Vikram Jha, Peter L Fisher

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Test anxiety (TA) can seriously affect university students' academic performance, and while many studies have tested different interventions, no comprehensive review has been done until now.
This meta-analysis looked at 44 randomized controlled trials with over 2,200 participants to see if these interventions effectively reduce TA and improve academic results, finding that they generally do.
Interventions like behavior therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and study skills training showed promise but need more long-term evidence, and the results may be influenced by publication bias and study quality concerns.

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