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Social Conditions for Stress: Young people's experience of doing GCSEs

Pages 359-374 | Published online: 17 Jun 2010

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Joshua Edward Stubbs, Dusana Dorjee, Poppy Nash & Lucy Foulkes. (2023) ‘A completely different ballgame’: female A-level students’ experiences of academic demands, stress and coping. Pastoral Care in Education 41:4, pages 473-491.
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Dave Putwain, Suzanne Chamberlain, Anthony L. Daly & Shireen Sadreddini. (2014) Reducing test anxiety among school-aged adolescents: a field experiment. Educational Psychology in Practice 30:4, pages 420-440.
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Leslie R. Rith-Najarian, Katie A. McLaughlin, Margaret A. Sheridan & Matthew K. Nock. (2014) The biopsychosocial model of stress in adolescence: self-awareness of performance versus stress reactivity. Stress 17:2, pages 193-203.
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Gaynor Attwood, Paul Croll, Carol Fuller & Kathryn Last. (2013) The accuracy of students’ predictions of their GCSE grades. Educational Studies 39:4, pages 444-454.
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David W. Putwain & Christine M. Roberts. (2012) Fear and efficacy appeals in the classroom: the secondary teachers’ perspective. Educational Psychology 32:3, pages 355-372.
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Lynne Rogers & Susan Hallam. (2010) Gender differences in perceptions of studying for the GCSE. International Journal of Inclusive Education 14:8, pages 795-811.
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Lindsey Finch, Bernadette McCreight & Gerry McAleavy. (2010) The existence of school‐related stress in two grammar schools in Northern Ireland: contributing factors and moderation. Pastoral Care in Education 28:4, pages 311-329.
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Lynne Rogers & Susan Hallam. (2010) Changes in perceptions of studying for the GCSE among Year 10 and Year 11 pupils. Educational Studies 36:2, pages 153-163.
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Carolyn Jackson. (2010) Fear in education. Educational Review 62:1, pages 39-52.
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David William Putwain, Liz Connors & Wendy Symes. (2010) Do cognitive distortions mediate the test anxiety–examination performance relationship?. Educational Psychology 30:1, pages 11-26.
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David William Putwain. (2009) Assessment and examination stress in Key Stage 4. British Educational Research Journal 35:3, pages 391-411.
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David William Putwain. (2008) Test anxiety and GCSE performance: the effect of gender and socio‐economic background. Educational Psychology in Practice 24:4, pages 319-334.
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David William Putwain. (2008) Supporting assessment stress in key stage 4 students. Educational Studies 34:2, pages 83-95.
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David Putwain. (2008) Do examinations stakes moderate the test anxiety–examination performance relationship?. Educational Psychology 28:2, pages 109-118.
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Alison Owen-Yeates. (2005) Stress in Year 11 Students. Pastoral Care in Education 23:4, pages 42-51.
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Robert Lawy. (2002) Risky Stories: Youth Identities, Learning and Everyday Risk. Journal of Youth Studies 5:4, pages 407-423.
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Kate Bullock, Keith Bishop, Susan Martin & Alan Reid. (2002) Learning from Coursework in English and Geography. Cambridge Journal of Education 32:3, pages 325-340.
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David William Putwain, Joost Jansen in de Wal & Thijmen van Alphen. (2023) Academic Buoyancy: Overcoming Test Anxiety and Setbacks. Journal of Intelligence 11:3, pages 42.
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