A randomised placebo-controlled trial of a self-help Internet-based intervention for test anxiety.
Test anxiety is widespread and associated with poor performance in academic examinations. The Internet, not well-proven for the treatment of anxiety, should be able to deliver highly accessible Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT). This study sought to test the hypothesis that CBT, available on the Inte...
| Publicado en: | Behaviour Research & Therapy Vol. 45; no. 3; pp. 483 - 497 |
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Elsevier Science
March 2007
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