The Efficacy Of A Compassion, Acceptance And Mindfulness-based Pilot Intervention For Adolescents’ Test Anxiety: A Case Study Using The Academic Program

University of Coimbra, Portugal, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive Behavioral Intervention; PIRES, Cláudia P.; HOFMANN, Stefan G.; Philipps-University Marburg, Germany, and Boston University, USA, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences; PUTWAIN, David W.; Liverpool John Moores University, UK, School of Education; DO CÉU SALVADOR, Maria; University of Coimbra, Portugal, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive Behavioral Intervention

doi:10.24193/jebp.2023.1.3

The Efficacy Of A Compassion, Acceptance And Mindfulness-based Pilot Intervention For Adolescents’ Test Anxiety: A Case Study Using The Academic Program

Test anxiety (TA) is one of the most common difficulties for secondary school students, with a negative impact in performance, mental health and well-being, and involving high levels of shame, self-criticism, and experiential avoidance. TA may also be conceptualized through an evolutionary and co…