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Brief Article

A better state-of-mind: deep breathing reduces state anxiety and enhances test performance through regulating test cognitions in children

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Pages 1502-1510 | Received 12 Feb 2016, Accepted 31 Aug 2016, Published online: 26 Sep 2016

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