Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) and Biofeedback/Stress Inoculation Training (B/SIT) treatment and no treatment (NT) were compared in reducing test anxiety. Thirty college students with high test anxiety were randomly assigned to each condition. Pre-post assessments were conducted using the Test Anxiety Inventory (TAI), State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), Rational Behavior Inventory (RBI), and Autonomic Perception Questionnaire (APQ). Treatment therapists were licensed professionals with at least 2 years experience in their respective modality. Statistical analysis using a two-way analysis of variance with repeated measures found significant interactions between time (pre-post) and treatment conditions for all measures except the RBI. Post hoc Newman–Keuls analyses were conducted on the change scores, indicating that both EMDR and B/SIT significantly reduced test anxiety. EMDR generally outperformed B/SIT.
Date
June 1, 2012
Creator(s)
Rosemary Cook-Vienot, Raymond J. Taylor
Topics
Anxiety/Panic/Phobias, Performance Enhancement
Extent
11 pages
Publisher
Springer Publishing Company
Rights
Copyright © 2012 EMDR International Association
APA Citation
Cook-Vienot, R., & Taylor, R. J. (2012). Comparison of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing and Biofeedback/Stress Inoculation Training in Treating Test Anxiety. Journal of EMDR Practice and Research, 6(2), 62–72. https://doi.org/10.1891/1933-3196.6.2.62
Series
6
Installment
2
Audience
EMDR Therapists
Language
English
Content Type
RCT
Original Source
Journal of EMDR Practice and Research
Access Type
Open Access