NEUROENHANCING SUBSTANCES USE, EXAM ANXIETY AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN BOSNIAN-HERZEGOVINIAN FIRSTYEAR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Abstract

Although first-year BH university students do not seem to use either prescription or illicit psycostimulants, the consumption of nicotine, alcohol, and marijuana is worrying. However, the consumption of these neuroenhancing substances seems not to be related to better self-assessed academic performance. Finally, exam anxiety seems to be a significant problem among BH first-year university students.