Test anxiety in primary school children: A 20-year systematic review and meta-analysis
Primary school (grades 1–6) Emotion, stress and arousal
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| Claim | Basis |
|---|---|
| C25 | Full text: ages 5–12, maths r = −.21, literacy r = −.20, general r = −.23. |
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Source note
Syntes: Robson et al. (2023) — in primary school, test anxiety relates negatively to maths and literacy achievement
Källa: Robson, D. A.; Johnstone, S. J.; Putwain, D. W.; Howard, S. (2023). Test anxiety in primary school children: A 20-year systematic review and meta-analysis. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsp.2023.02.003
Verified content
- [full text] 76 studies (85 independent samples; N = 53,617) of children aged 5–12.
- [full text] Test anxiety related negatively to mathematics achievement (k = 10, r = −.21, 95% CI [−.30, −.13]), literacy (k = 7, r = −.20, 95% CI [−.29, −.10]) and general school achievement (k = 7, r = −.23, 95% CI [−.29, −.16]).
- [full text] Also related negatively to academic self-concept and self-efficacy; positively to social anxiety and depression; higher in girls (d = 0.21) and in Asian than European/North American samples.
- [full text] Math association stronger among older children; some publication bias and heterogeneity noted.
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Second verified source (OA full text) for the test-anxiety candidate (Phase B Near seed).
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Metadata as recorded
- ID
- EMO-002
- Tier
- meta
- Titel
- Test anxiety in primary school children: A 20-year systematic review and meta-analysis
- Författare
- Robson, D. A.; Johnstone, S. J.; Putwain, D. W.; Howard, S.
- År
- 2023 (Journal of School Psychology 98, 39–60)
- Källa/DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsp.2023.02.003
- Typ
- systematic review and meta-analysis; 76 studies, 85 samples, N = 53,617 children aged 5–12
- Åldersgrupp
- grundskola-lag
- Teman
- emotion-stress-arousal
- Hämtad
- 2026-10-27
- Paywall
- green OA (LJMU researchonline PDF)
- Verifierad
- Crossref metadata (title, authors, year, venue) checked 2026-10-27
- Tillagd
- Phase B Near/thin seed 2026-10-27; links pending human review
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