The effect of dbt-informed mindfulness skills (what and how skills) and mindfulness-based stress reduction practices on test anxiety in college students: A mixed design study

John Lothes, II; Mochrie, Kirk; Wilson, Morgan; Hakan, Robert

doi:10.1007/s12144-019-00207-y

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The effect of dbt-informed mindfulness skills (what and how skills) and mindfulness-based stress reduction practices on test anxiety in college students: A mixed design study

John Lothes, II, Mochrie, Kirk, Wilson, Morgan, Hakan, Robert·2021·Current Psychology

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Authors: John Lothes, II, Mochrie, K., Wilson, M., & Hakan, R.
Affiliations: East Carolina University (US)
University of North Carolina Wilmington (US)
ORCID: John Lothes, II
Mochrie, Kirk
Venue: Current Psychology
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2019-03-06
Volume: 40
Issue: 6
Pages: 2764-2777
ISSN: 1046-1310 (ISSN-L)
1936-4733
DOI: 10.1007/s12144-019-00207-y
OpenAlex: W2921619037
Cited by: 30
References: 39
Citations by year: 2026: 1 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 11 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 4
FWCI: 2.34
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
www.springer.com/tdm (vor)
Locations: Current Psychology (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Student Stress and Coping
Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Keywords: test anxiety, mindfulness, dialectical behavior therapy, mindfulness-based stress reduction, university students, general anxiety, online mindfulness intervention, mindfulness training

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