Differential efficacy of coping strategies in the reduction of test anxiety as a function of the variable predominantly affected;Eficacia diferencial de estrategias de afrontamiento en la reducción de la ansiedad ante los exámenes en función del tipo de variable principalmente afectada

Ansiedad y Estres

Volumn 16, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 109-126

  Pintado, Isabel Serrano ^a   Sánchez Mateos, Juan Delgado ^a   Llamazares, Camino Escolar ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BURGOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aca demic achievementx; Emotionality; State trait anxiety; Test anxiety; Treatment; University students; Worry

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651414584     PISSN: 11347937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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