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ReviewJournal of Intelligence2026

Cognitive Load and Foreign-Language Anxiety in Second-Language Learning: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Hong Yi, Wenqian Tang, Qiang Chen, Zhuo Wang

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Review in Journal of Intelligence, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Hong YiCollege of Foreign Languages, Hubei Minzu University, Enshi 445000, China.ORCID 0009-0005-9615-434X
Wenqian TangCollege of Foreign Languages, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China.
Qiang ChenLibrary of Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5758-923X
Zhuo WangCollege of Educational Sciences, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9537-3376

Funding

the 2025 Hubei Provincial Higher Education Teaching Reform Research Project 2025364Yunnan Provincial Department of Education 2026J0076
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cognitive load and foreign-language anxiety are often examined separately in second-language learning, although both may arise when limited processing resources are strained. This meta-analysis examined whether the two constructs covary and why their association matters for models of L2 performance. A PRISMA-guided review identified eleven eligible studies (

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cognitive loadcognitive load theorycontrol-value theoryforeign-language anxietymeta-analysissecond language learningtask design

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PMID42783588
PMCPMC13608070

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