In this review we discuss the interplay between anxiety and cognition, illustrating how
anxiety can compromise performance on cognitively‐demanding tasks and lead people to …

Long-standing social problems such as poor achievement, personal and intergroup conflict,
bad health, and unhappiness can seem like permanent features of the social landscape. We …

Expressing painful emotions is hard--yet it can actually improve our mental and physical
health. This lucid, compassionate book has introduced tens of thousands of readers to …

While student stress and anxiety are frequently cited as having negative effects on students'
academic performance, the role that instructors can play in mitigating these challenges is …

Math anxiety is a negative affective reaction to situations involving math. Previous work
demonstrates that math anxiety can negatively impact math problem solving by creating …

Educational attainment is one lever that can increase opportunity for economically
disadvantaged families—especially in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) …

Gender gaps in exam scores or final grades are common in introductory college science and
engineering classrooms, with women underperforming relative to men with the same …

Despite the existent gender parity in undergraduate biology degree attainment, gendered
differences in outcomes are prevalent in introductory biology courses. Less is known about …

Purpose To explore the effect of expressive writing of positive emotions on test anxiety
among senior-high-school students. Methods The Test Anxiety Scale (TAS) was used to …

MSW students may experience considerable stress during graduate school due to multiple
life demands and the challenges of social work curricula, which often involves exposure to …