Anxiety and depression in academic performance: An exploration of the mediating factors of worry and working memory

School Psychology International

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 433-449

  Owens, Matthew ^a   Stevenson, Jim ^a   Hadwin, Julie A ^a   Norgate, Roger ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b Hampshire Educational Psychology Service   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

academic performance; anxiety; children; depression; working memory; worry

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863688075     PISSN: 01430343     EISSN: 14617374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0143034311427433     Document Type: Article

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