Summary: This study compared the effectiveness of Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) and Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR) in reducing test anxiety in high school students. Both methods helped reduce test anxiety, but EFT worked significantly better than PMR in lowering overall anxiety and specific symptoms like worry and emotionality. While both groups performed better on sample exams after treatment, the difference between the two groups wasn't statistically significant.
Citation and Link: Sezgin, N., & Özcan, B. (2009). The effect of Progressive Muscular Relaxation and Emotional Freedom Techniques on test anxiety in high school students: A randomized controlled trial. Energy Psychology: Theory, Research, and Treatment, 1, 23-29. doi: 10.9769.EPJ.2009.1.1.NS. Read more in Energy Psychology Journal