Is anxiety always harmful? An exploration of the impact of language anxiety on EFL learning motivation, EFL competence and EFL academic performance
Abstract Anxiety is widely recognized as a debilitating emotional state that brings negative outcomes. However, the concept of facilitating anxiety, which is believed to be beneficial in certain situations, has often been neglected in prior scholarly work. This study emphasizes the distinction betwe...
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| Main Authors: | Zhanni Luo, Yuanlu Xiong |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2025-07-01
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| Series: | BMC Psychology |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-03017-z |
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