According to the findings of a systematic review and meta-analysis, post-training anxiety was decreased with a small but significant value by working memory training. Yu-Fei Wang et al. sought to investigate if working memory training would help people feel less anxious. For a relevant literature search, databases such as ProQuest, Web of Science, PsycINFO, and PubMed were explored.

When contrasting working memory training with the control condition as the sole intervention for anxiety management, randomized controlled trials with low to moderate risk of bias were incorporated. Only English was selected as the language. Two authors independently extracted the data while adhering to the PRISMA guidelines for systematic reviews. Databases like PubMed, PsycINFO, Web of Science, and ProQuest were searched. Working memory training was the only intervention used in the comparison of random controlled trials with low to moderate risk of bias.

Two writers independently extracted the data while adhering to the PRISMA guidelines for systematic reviews. Notably, 19 studies (n = 1051) were incorporated in the meta-analysis out of 477 records that were found. Working memory training was found to decrease post-training anxiety (Hedge's g = -0.392). The moderating effects of anxiety type, training environment, and anxiety assessment were verified by subgroup analyses to be significant. Working memory training appears to be a viable treatment for anxiety symptoms.