Processing efficiency theory in children: working memory as a mediator between trait anxiety and academic performance

Abstract Working memory skills are positively associated with academic performance. In contrast, high levels of trait anxiety are linked with educational underachievement. Based on Eysenck and Calvo's (1992) processing efficiency theory (PET), the present study investigated whether association...

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Main Authors: Owens, Matthew (Author), Stevenson, Jim (Author), Norgate, Roger (Author), Hadwin, Julie A. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2008.
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