A General Math Anxiety Measure

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ID22042357
AuthorsStephanie Kelly (0000-0002-6874-5055, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, corresponding author), Stephen M Croucher (0000-0002-7087-2547, Massey University), Kyung Yong Kim (0000-0001-7549-5800, University of North Carolina at Greensboro), Tatiana M Permyakova (Perm State University), Tatiana Permyakova (0000-0003-4960-5038, School of Foreign Languages, HSE University, 614107 Perm, Russia), Elira Turdubaeva (University of Central Asia), Kenneth T Rocker (0000-0002-4011-4294, Massey University), Nadirabegim Eskiçorapçı (0000-0002-1750-610X, Yeditepe University), Gulzada Stanalieva (Kyrgyz-Türkish Manas Üniversity), Bakyt Orunbekov (Kyrgyz-Türkish Manas Üniversity), Sucharat Rimkeeratikul (0000-0001-6788-8460, Thammasat University)
Year2022
Volume12
Issue6
Pages370
Publication date2022-05-25
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEducation Sciences (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2227-7102 • E-ISSN: 2227-7102
PublisherMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/educsci12060370
OpenAlexW4281550075
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited25

Math anxiety is a psychological burden that can hinder individuals across their lifetimes. However, the current literature lacks a valid measure of math anxiety that can be used across instructional modalities and among non-student populations. As such, it is difficult to assess math anxiety in virtual learning environments, track math anxiety across lifetimes, or determine the utility of math anxiety inoculations for non-student populations. This study presents a validity portfolio for a generalized math anxiety measure that can be used across teaching modalities, across lifetimes, and is simple enough to be used cross-culturally. The measure yielded evidence of validity when used in all tested samples: the United States (student and non-student samples), New Zealand (student and non-student samples), Kyrgyzstan (non-student sample), Turkey (non-student sample), Russia (non-student sample), and Thailand (non-student sample). The data support the use of the new math anxiety measure free of context

Anxiety · Mathematical anxiety · Mathematics education · Modalities · Psychiatry · Social science · Clinical Psychology · Communication in Education and Healthcare · Computer Science · Education, Achievement, and Giftedness · Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports · Psychology

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