University of Mohaghegh Ardabili Journal of School Psychology 22520821 3 2 2014 08 22 Comparing the effect of mindfulness-based stress reduction program and study skills training on the test anxiety in students Comparing the effect of mindfulness-based stress reduction program and study skills training on the test anxiety in students 104 121 199 FA A Sheykholeslami Assistant Professor, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili N Seyedesmaili Ghomi M.A. in Psychology and Education of Exceptional Children , University of Alame Tabatabaee Journal Article 2013 11 08 The purpose of this study was to investigate and compare the effect of mindfulness-based stress reduction program and study skills training on reducing of test anxiety in students. The research method was experimental with pretest-posttest design with three groups. The statistical population consisted of all male students of the pre-university grade of Shahryar city in the 1391-92 academic year, thatamong them by using simple random sampling method, 45 students who had high scores on test anxiety (one standard deviation above the mean group), were selected and randomly assigned in two experimental groups and one control group. To one of the experimental groups, 8 sessions of mindfulness-based stress reduction program and to the other experimental group, 8 sessions of study skills were taught. To collect data, the questionnaire Spielberger's Test Anxiety were used. The data were analyzed by ANCOVA statistical method. The results showed that there are significant differences between the experimental and control groups. There for mindfulness-based stress reduction program and study skills, both were influential in reducing test anxiety in students. There was also significant difference between the two experimental groups, that in this case, training of mindfulness-based stress reduction program in comparison with the study skills training was more effective in reducing test anxiety of students. Therefore, the research hypotheses were approved. So we can conclude that although both training programs are effective in reducing test anxiety of students, but training of mindfulness-based stress reduction program is more effective. The purpose of this study was to investigate and compare the effect of mindfulness-based stress reduction program and study skills training on reducing of test anxiety in students. The research method was experimental with pretest-posttest design with three groups. The statistical population consisted of all male students of the pre-university grade of Shahryar city in the 1391-92 academic year, thatamong them by using simple random sampling method, 45 students who had high scores on test anxiety (one standard deviation above the mean group), were selected and randomly assigned in two experimental groups and one control group. To one of the experimental groups, 8 sessions of mindfulness-based stress reduction program and to the other experimental group, 8 sessions of study skills were taught. To collect data, the questionnaire Spielberger's Test Anxiety were used. The data were analyzed by ANCOVA statistical method. The results showed that there are significant differences between the experimental and control groups. There for mindfulness-based stress reduction program and study skills, both were influential in reducing test anxiety in students. There was also significant difference between the two experimental groups, that in this case, training of mindfulness-based stress reduction program in comparison with the study skills training was more effective in reducing test anxiety of students. Therefore, the research hypotheses were approved. So we can conclude that although both training programs are effective in reducing test anxiety of students, but training of mindfulness-based stress reduction program is more effective. https://jsp.uma.ac.ir/article_199_578cd264aa48368ed71579738baa737f.pdf