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SynthesisJournal of school psychology2025

A meta-analysis of the effects of academic interventions on academic and academic anxiety outcomes in secondary students.

Sarah Fishstrom, Philip Capin, Bethany H Bhat, Katlynn Dahl-Leonard, Blair Payne, Hsuan-Hui Wang, Jordan Dille, Sharon Vaughn

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8 authors.

Sarah FishstromUniversity of Hawaii at Manoa, USA. Electronic address: sarahcf@hawaii.edu.
Philip CapinHarvard Graduate School of Education, USA.
Bethany H BhatThe Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk, The University of Texas at Austin, USA.
Katlynn Dahl-LeonardUniversity of Virginia, USA.
Blair PayneThe Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk, The University of Texas at Austin, USA.
Hsuan-Hui WangNational Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan.
Jordan DilleUniversity of Nebraska at Kearney, USA.
Sharon VaughnThe Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk, The University of Texas at Austin, USA.

Funding

Texas Center for Learning DisabilitiesP50HD052117 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON · PI FLETCHER, JACK M · 2006 to 2023
$26.9M
Evidence-based Interventions to Enhance Outcomes among Struggling ReadersR01HD087706 · NICHD · BOSTON UNIVERSITY (CHARLES RIVER CAMPUS) · PI GRILLS, AMIE ELIZABETH, VAUGHN, SHARON · 2017 to 2022
$3.0M
NICHD NIH HHS P50 HD052117NICHD NIH HHS P50 HD052117–07NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD087706
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The purpose of this meta-analysis was to examine the effects of academic interventions on academic achievement and academic anxiety outcomes among secondary students. A systematic search yielded 19 studies comprising 2377 participants from research conducted between 1990 and 2020. Results revealed statistically significant differences favoring academic treatments over the control on academic outcomes (g = 0.66, SE = 0.17) but no statistically significant benefits for academic anxiety outcomes (g = -0.13, SE = 0.11). Moderator analysis revealed that the domain focus of the intervention (i.e., math, literacy, or science) did not explain the variance in student outcomes in either achievement or anxiety. The findings from this study corroborate previous research with elementary students, which found that academic interventions improve academic outcomes but do not substantially reduce academic anxiety. These findings suggested that academic anxiety may need to be addressed directly. However, the authors caution against drawing strong conclusions due to the limited research in this area.

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Academic SuccessAnxietyStudentsAdolescentChildHumansSchoolsAcademic anxietyAcademic interventionAcademic outcomesAnxiety outcomesMeta-analysisSchool-based

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PMID40506165
PMCPMC12163233

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