Test Anxiety
Conditions
Brief summary
This study will evaluate the role of Group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in test anxiety. The study participants will be psychology undergraduates with social work and psychology majors. The students will be selected among those who score three or more in Westside Test Anxiety Scale will participate in the study. Westside Test Anxiety will be used two weeks after completion of the group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy protocol (Flaxman, Bond & Keogh. 2004). The result will be analyzed using the t-test and Cohen's d.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALGroup CBT for test anxiety
The cognitive-behavioral therapy protocol developed by Flaxman, Bond & Keogh (2004) will be used as the intervention protocol. This protocol consists of 10 Sessions which are provided twice a week (each group will have 10 students).
Sponsors
University Grants Commission
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Those Studying Social work and Psychology as Major subjects, Those who have scored 3 and above in Westside Test Anxiety scale
Exclusion criteria
* Those scoring below 3 in Westside Test Anxiety Scale
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Westside Test Anxiety Scale (WTAS) | Change from Baseline Test Anxiety Scores after completion of Group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ( after one and half month) | The WTAS consists of 10 items, each using a Likert response scale where 1= Never true and 5= always true. Total score is divided by 10 to obtain final scores. The total score ranges from one to five. Score of 1-2.9 is considered normal test anxiety and score of 3-5 is labelled as high test anxiety. |
Countries
Nepal
Outcome results
None listed