TY - JOUR
T1 - Reducing Test Anxiety During the COVID-19 Pandemic
T2 - A Comparison of the Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
AU - Uysal, Burcu
AU - Gormez, Vahdet
AU - Karatepe, Hasan Turan
AU - Sönmez, Dilruba
AU - Taştekne, Feyzanur
AU - Tepedelen, Mehmed Seyda
AU - Jordan, Timothy R.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2023.
PY - 2024/2
Y1 - 2024/2
N2 - Educational assessments can affect students' mental health, particularly during a pandemic. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) are widely efficacious for reducing test anxiety, as well as general anxiety and rumination. However, the effectiveness of these two therapies for students during COVID-19 is unclear. We measured the effectiveness of ACT and CBT for managing test anxiety, general anxiety, and rumination during COVID-19 for 77 students taking Turkiye's national university entrance exam, assigned to either the ACT or CBT psychoeducation programs. Both programs reduced test anxiety, general anxiety, and rumination, and showed similar levels of effectiveness. This suggests that ACT and CBT are both important for improving students' mental health during COVID-19 and either may be beneficial.
AB - Educational assessments can affect students' mental health, particularly during a pandemic. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) are widely efficacious for reducing test anxiety, as well as general anxiety and rumination. However, the effectiveness of these two therapies for students during COVID-19 is unclear. We measured the effectiveness of ACT and CBT for managing test anxiety, general anxiety, and rumination during COVID-19 for 77 students taking Turkiye's national university entrance exam, assigned to either the ACT or CBT psychoeducation programs. Both programs reduced test anxiety, general anxiety, and rumination, and showed similar levels of effectiveness. This suggests that ACT and CBT are both important for improving students' mental health during COVID-19 and either may be beneficial.
KW - Acceptance and commitment therapy
KW - Anxiety
KW - Cognitive behavioral therapy
KW - Rumination
KW - Test anxiety
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85158909397&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/00332941231174394
DO - 10.1177/00332941231174394
M3 - Article
C2 - 37140196
AN - SCOPUS:85158909397
SN - 0033-2941
VL - 127
SP - 159
EP - 177
JO - Psychological Reports
JF - Psychological Reports
IS - 1
ER -