Test anxiety: A cross-cultural perspective

Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 65-88

  Bodas, Jaee ^a   Ollendick, Thomas H ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Cross cultural; De contextualized approach; Test anxiety

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; CHILD; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW;

ANXIETY; CHILD; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; RELAXATION TECHNIQUES;

EID: 20644439981     PISSN: 10964037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10567-005-2342-x     Document Type: Review

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