Hypnosis interventions for reducing test anxiety among students: A systematic review
AbstractTest anxiety is a distinct fear of exams that is highly upsetting and can seriously impair academic performance and generate negative behavioural, physiological, and emotional responses. Numerous methods are available for managing and reducing test anxiety. This review examined the effective...
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| description | AbstractTest anxiety is a distinct fear of exams that is highly upsetting and can seriously impair academic performance and generate negative behavioural, physiological, and emotional responses. Numerous methods are available for managing and reducing test anxiety. This review examined the effectiveness of hypnosis in reducing test anxiety among students. Five databases were searched for articles published between 2000 and 2021: Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed, EBSCOhost, and SAGE. The electronic search identified 445 studies, of which 12 studies with 515 students met the eligibility requirements. The reviewed hypnosis intervention studies were highly diverse. Overall, the findings show that hypnosis helps decrease test anxiety among students. Further rigorous research with extended follow-up periods is required to fully understand the potential of hypnosis. Importantly, hypnosis interventions can be used to address students’ specific test anxiety conditions in schools and universities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c055a0ba44c64a03bcb56442046230762023-12-06T12:25:01ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Psychology2331-19082023-12-0110110.1080/23311908.2023.2281745Hypnosis interventions for reducing test anxiety among students: A systematic reviewSukunah Pachaiappan0Meng Yew Tee1Wah Yun Low2Department of Curriculum and Instructional Technology, Faculty of Education, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaDepartment of Curriculum and Instructional Technology, Faculty of Education, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaFaculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaAbstractTest anxiety is a distinct fear of exams that is highly upsetting and can seriously impair academic performance and generate negative behavioural, physiological, and emotional responses. Numerous methods are available for managing and reducing test anxiety. This review examined the effectiveness of hypnosis in reducing test anxiety among students. Five databases were searched for articles published between 2000 and 2021: Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed, EBSCOhost, and SAGE. The electronic search identified 445 studies, of which 12 studies with 515 students met the eligibility requirements. The reviewed hypnosis intervention studies were highly diverse. Overall, the findings show that hypnosis helps decrease test anxiety among students. Further rigorous research with extended follow-up periods is required to fully understand the potential of hypnosis. Importantly, hypnosis interventions can be used to address students’ specific test anxiety conditions in schools and universities.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311908.2023.2281745test anxietyhypnosisself-hypnosissystematic revieweffectiveness |
| spellingShingle | Sukunah Pachaiappan Meng Yew Tee Wah Yun Low Hypnosis interventions for reducing test anxiety among students: A systematic review Cogent Psychology test anxiety hypnosis self-hypnosis systematic review effectiveness |
| title | Hypnosis interventions for reducing test anxiety among students: A systematic review |
| title_full | Hypnosis interventions for reducing test anxiety among students: A systematic review |
| title_fullStr | Hypnosis interventions for reducing test anxiety among students: A systematic review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hypnosis interventions for reducing test anxiety among students: A systematic review |
| title_short | Hypnosis interventions for reducing test anxiety among students: A systematic review |
| title_sort | hypnosis interventions for reducing test anxiety among students a systematic review |
| topic | test anxiety hypnosis self-hypnosis systematic review effectiveness |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311908.2023.2281745 |
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