Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics of the sample.
Table 2.
Scores of text difficulty, grade conversion and comprehension of the three texts.
Table 3.
Evaluation sheet for the assessment of target texts.
Fig 1.
Different phases of the experimental protocol.
Fig 2.
Variation in cortisol response during the experimental session.
Table 4.
Pearson coefficients for associations between RSES and state-trait anxiety and cortisol levels.
Table 5.
Significant correlations between type of text and cortisol, anxiety and Rosenberg Self-esteem variables.
Table 6.
Linear regression analyses, considering t-20, t0, state- anxiety pre, trait-anxiety and RSES (Rosenberg Self Esteem scale) as the predictor variables, and text performance as the dependent variable (* = p ≤.05).
Beta, typified coefficient.