True Grit in Learning Math: The Math Anxiety-Achievement Link Is Mediated by Math-Specific Grit

True Grit in Learning Math: The Math Anxiety-Achievement Link Is Mediated by Math-Specific Grit

In this study, we tested a possible mechanism of the association between math anxiety and math achievement: the mediating role of math-specific grit (i.e., sustaining effort in the face of adversity when learning math). In Study 1, a sample of 10th grade students (N = 222) completed a battery of per...

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Main Authors: Youqing Yu, Liyun Hua, Xingwang Feng, Yueru Wang, Zongren Yu, Tong Zi, Yajun Zhao, Jingguang Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
grit
math anxiety
math achievement
procrastination
Chinese adolescent
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.645793/full

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