Impact of cognitive-behavioral therapy and mindfulness-based stress reduction in mitigating test anxiety and enhancing academic achievement among vocational education students at Nigerian universities

Calister Lebechukwu Nwadi, Nathaniel Ifeanyi Edeh, Emeka Promise Ugwunwoti, Felicia O. Nwokike, Onyinyechi Samuel Nneji, Rose Chigoziri Anamezie, Tracy Obehi Uguru, Franklin Kelechi Onubueze, Peter Ndubuisi Chukwu, Gloria M. Eya, Justina Nwabunachi Ikpenwa, Anthony Okorie Nsude, Chibuike Gerald Ozoagu, Chinelo Patricia Aka, Patience Nwobodo, Ijeoma Evelyn Animba, Sussan N. Okoli

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DOI: 10.1186/s12909-025-07130-w
Published: 2025-04-19
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s12909-025-07130-w,
  title = {Impact of cognitive-behavioral therapy and mindfulness-based stress reduction in mitigating test anxiety and enhancing academic achievement among vocational education students at Nigerian universities},
  author = {Calister Lebechukwu Nwadi and Nathaniel Ifeanyi Edeh and Emeka Promise Ugwunwoti and Felicia O. Nwokike and Onyinyechi Samuel Nneji and Rose Chigoziri Anamezie and Tracy Obehi Uguru and Franklin Kelechi Onubueze and Peter Ndubuisi Chukwu and Gloria M. Eya and Justina Nwabunachi Ikpenwa and Anthony Okorie Nsude and Chibuike Gerald Ozoagu and Chinelo Patricia Aka and Patience Nwobodo and Ijeoma Evelyn Animba and Sussan N. Okoli},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {BMC Medical Education},
  doi = {10.1186/s12909-025-07130-w},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-025-07130-w}
}

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AU  - Nathaniel Ifeanyi Edeh
AU  - Emeka Promise Ugwunwoti
AU  - Felicia O. Nwokike
AU  - Onyinyechi Samuel Nneji
AU  - Rose Chigoziri Anamezie
AU  - Tracy Obehi Uguru
AU  - Franklin Kelechi Onubueze
AU  - Peter Ndubuisi Chukwu
AU  - Gloria M. Eya
AU  - Justina Nwabunachi Ikpenwa
AU  - Anthony Okorie Nsude
AU  - Chibuike Gerald Ozoagu
AU  - Chinelo Patricia Aka
AU  - Patience Nwobodo
AU  - Ijeoma Evelyn Animba
AU  - Sussan N. Okoli
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Nwadi, C. L., Edeh, N. I., Ugwunwoti, E. P., Nwokike, F. O., Nneji, O. S., Anamezie, R. C., Uguru, T. O., Onubueze, F. K., Chukwu, P. N., Eya, G. M., Ikpenwa, J. N., Nsude, A. O., Ozoagu, C. G., Aka, C. P., Nwobodo, P., Animba, I. E., & Okoli, S. N. (2025). Impact of cognitive-behavioral therapy and mindfulness-based stress reduction in mitigating test anxiety and enhancing academic achievement among vocational education students at Nigerian universities. BMC Medical Education. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-025-07130-w

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