Comparison of Use of Meditation and Rest in Treatment of Test Anxiety
Psychological Reports December 1, 1983 Daniel J. Kindlon
A random assignment of 35 undergraduate volunteers to either a meditation or a control condition found both treatments equally effective in reducing test anxiety. No consistent relationship emerged between outcome and gender, Scholastic Aptitude Test score, frequency of practice, repression, or expectancy of relief. Self-report, performance, and physiological measures were used, and the findings are discussed in light of different assessment procedures.