Mediation effects of mathematics anxiety in the relationship between father's involvement in teaching and student's mathematics achievement in early primary school
Previous studies of mathematics anxiety in early primary school students indicate that it has significant negative effects on various educational outcomes, and especially on mathematics achievement. When it comes to anxiety factors related to mathematics learning, one of the dominant research trends...
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University of Belgrade, Faculty of Philosophy, Institute of Psychology
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| description | Previous studies of mathematics anxiety in early primary school students indicate that it has significant negative effects on various educational outcomes, and especially on mathematics achievement. When it comes to anxiety factors related to mathematics learning, one of the dominant research trends is focused on analysing the social factors of its occurrence, i.e. the behaviour of parents and teachers. However, there are only few studies that link father's behaviour, the occurrence of mathematical anxiety in children and mathematics achievement, since mothers have mostly been studied as the parents who are more focused on their child's education and upbringing. The aim of this study is to examine the mediating role of mathematics anxiety in the relationship between father's involvement in the teaching process and child's mathematics achievement. The sample consisted of 191 students (52.9% girls) of early primary school age (2nd to 4th grade), with an average age of 8.78 years, and their fathers, whose average age was 41. The research was conducted in primary schools in Vojvodina. The results show that evaluation anxiety plays a significant role as a mediator in the relationship between father's previous positive experience with mathematics and the perceived difficulties in child's learning of mathematics. Father's positive experiences with mathematics and the perceived difficulties in child's mathematics learning, besides acting partly through math anxiety, also have a direct impact on children's math achievement. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5bd5deadb2f943c5a9fa556d785699952022-12-22T00:54:22ZengUniversity of Belgrade, Faculty of Philosophy, Institute of PsychologyPsihološka Istraživanja0352-73792560-306X2020-01-0123143610352-73792001043JMediation effects of mathematics anxiety in the relationship between father's involvement in teaching and student's mathematics achievement in early primary schoolJerković Ivona0Milovanović Ilija1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5560-8695Univerzitet u Novom Sadu, Filozofski fakultet, Odsek za psihologiju, SerbiaUniverzitet u Novom Sadu, Filozofski fakultet, Odsek za psihologiju, SerbiaPrevious studies of mathematics anxiety in early primary school students indicate that it has significant negative effects on various educational outcomes, and especially on mathematics achievement. When it comes to anxiety factors related to mathematics learning, one of the dominant research trends is focused on analysing the social factors of its occurrence, i.e. the behaviour of parents and teachers. However, there are only few studies that link father's behaviour, the occurrence of mathematical anxiety in children and mathematics achievement, since mothers have mostly been studied as the parents who are more focused on their child's education and upbringing. The aim of this study is to examine the mediating role of mathematics anxiety in the relationship between father's involvement in the teaching process and child's mathematics achievement. The sample consisted of 191 students (52.9% girls) of early primary school age (2nd to 4th grade), with an average age of 8.78 years, and their fathers, whose average age was 41. The research was conducted in primary schools in Vojvodina. The results show that evaluation anxiety plays a significant role as a mediator in the relationship between father's previous positive experience with mathematics and the perceived difficulties in child's learning of mathematics. Father's positive experiences with mathematics and the perceived difficulties in child's mathematics learning, besides acting partly through math anxiety, also have a direct impact on children's math achievement.https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0352-7379/2020/0352-73792001043J.pdfearly primary schoolfathersmathematics anxietymathematics achievementparental involvement in teaching |
| spellingShingle | Jerković Ivona Milovanović Ilija Mediation effects of mathematics anxiety in the relationship between father's involvement in teaching and student's mathematics achievement in early primary school Psihološka Istraživanja early primary school fathers mathematics anxiety mathematics achievement parental involvement in teaching |
| title | Mediation effects of mathematics anxiety in the relationship between father's involvement in teaching and student's mathematics achievement in early primary school |
| title_full | Mediation effects of mathematics anxiety in the relationship between father's involvement in teaching and student's mathematics achievement in early primary school |
| title_fullStr | Mediation effects of mathematics anxiety in the relationship between father's involvement in teaching and student's mathematics achievement in early primary school |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mediation effects of mathematics anxiety in the relationship between father's involvement in teaching and student's mathematics achievement in early primary school |
| title_short | Mediation effects of mathematics anxiety in the relationship between father's involvement in teaching and student's mathematics achievement in early primary school |
| title_sort | mediation effects of mathematics anxiety in the relationship between father s involvement in teaching and student s mathematics achievement in early primary school |
| topic | early primary school fathers mathematics anxiety mathematics achievement parental involvement in teaching |
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