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Brief Mindfulness Meditation Based Stress Reduction Programme in Controlling Examination Anxiety of Secondary School Students
CUTEC, JMC, University of Calicut, Aranattukara.P.O., Thrissur, Kerala Google Scholar More about the auther
DIP: 18.01.183/20160302
DOI: 10.25215/0302.183
ABSTRACT
The relationship between anxiety and impaired academic performance has been well documented by a number of investigators (Tyron, 1980; Hill & Wigfield, 1984; Topp, 1989; Sud & Sharma, 1990; Zeidner, 1990; Zoller & Ben-chain, 1990). Everyone should feel somewhat anxious before they begin to take a test. Anxiety becomes a problem when it begins to interfere with a student’s ability to think logically or remember facts. Examination anxiety (test-anxiety) is a common and frequently debilitating condition characterized by intense fear of evaluation in performance situations (Jefferys, 1997). It has an early onset (Otto et al., 2001) and regularly precedes other anxiety, mood, and substance dependence disorders (Lampe et al.,. 2003). Examination anxiety is associated with significant distress and functional impairment in both work and social domains (Lochner et al., 2003) and typically persists unless treated (Clark & Wells, 1995). The early onset of test-anxiety .magnifies its impact, including increased school dropout (Van Ameringen et al., 2003), poor social integration, and increased comorbid psychopathology (Lampe et al., 2003).
Keywords
Meditation, Stress, Reduction Programme, Examination, Anxiety, Secondary School, Student
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© 2016 I N Arjunan, J Joseph
Received: February 04, 2016; Revision Received: March 12, 2016; Accepted: March 25, 2016
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ISSN 2349-3429
18.01.183/20160302
10.25215/0302.183
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