title: New technologies to manage exam anxiety.
abstract: A Stress Inoculation Training-based protocol tested if multimedia audio-video content induced emotional changes and reduced exam anxiety in university students. Seventy-five participants took part in six experimental sessions consisting of viewing multimedia content and performing relaxation exercises. Participants were randomly assigned to five experimental groups: 1) audio and video narrative on mobile phone (UMTS); 2) audio and video narrative on DVD (DVD), 3) audio narrative on MP3 player (M3), 4) audio narrative on CD (CD), 5) control group (CTRL). Results showed that audio/video content induced a significant reduction in exam anxiety and an increase of relaxation in students, compared to the audio-only contents.
authors.affiliation: Applied Technology for Neuro-Psychology Lab, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milano, Italy. a.grassi@auxologico.it
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Grassi
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gaggioli
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Riva
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D040421:Cell Phone; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D055539:MP3-Player; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D014495:Universities