Anxiety about Mathematics and Reading in Preadolescents Is Domain-Specific
It was investigated whether test anxiety (TA), mathematics anxiety (MA), and reading anxiety (RA) can be traced back to some type of general academic anxiety or whether these are separable. A total of 776 fifth graders (<i>M<sub>age</sub></i> = 10.9 years) completed questionn...
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| description | It was investigated whether test anxiety (TA), mathematics anxiety (MA), and reading anxiety (RA) can be traced back to some type of general academic anxiety or whether these are separable. A total of 776 fifth graders (<i>M<sub>age</sub></i> = 10.9 years) completed questionnaires on TA, MA, and RA, as well as a mathematics test. Also, mathematics and reading performance results from the National Tracking System were requested. The sample was randomly split into two halves. Confirmatory factor analyses showed that a three-factor model (factors: TA, MA, RA) had superior model fit compared with a one-factor model (factor: “Academic anxiety”), in both halves. The resulting anxiety factors were related to math performance measures using structural equation models. A scarcity of data on reading performance prevented the analysis of links between anxiety and reading performance. Anxiety–math performance relations were stronger for MA than for TA and MA. We concluded that TA, MA, and RA are separable constructs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cf2ac5bf92be455eb997ad48827a31b72024-02-23T15:22:48ZengMDPI AGJournal of Intelligence2079-32002024-01-011221410.3390/jintelligence12020014Anxiety about Mathematics and Reading in Preadolescents Is Domain-SpecificDelphine Sasanguie0Charlotte Larmuseau1Fien Depaepe2Brenda R. J. Jansen3Research Centre for Learning in Diversity, HOGENT, 9000 Ghent, BelgiumFaculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences@Kulak, KU Leuven, 8500 Kortrijk, BelgiumFaculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences@Kulak, KU Leuven, 8500 Kortrijk, BelgiumDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, University of Amsterdam, 1018 WS Amsterdam, The NetherlandsIt was investigated whether test anxiety (TA), mathematics anxiety (MA), and reading anxiety (RA) can be traced back to some type of general academic anxiety or whether these are separable. A total of 776 fifth graders (<i>M<sub>age</sub></i> = 10.9 years) completed questionnaires on TA, MA, and RA, as well as a mathematics test. Also, mathematics and reading performance results from the National Tracking System were requested. The sample was randomly split into two halves. Confirmatory factor analyses showed that a three-factor model (factors: TA, MA, RA) had superior model fit compared with a one-factor model (factor: “Academic anxiety”), in both halves. The resulting anxiety factors were related to math performance measures using structural equation models. A scarcity of data on reading performance prevented the analysis of links between anxiety and reading performance. Anxiety–math performance relations were stronger for MA than for TA and MA. We concluded that TA, MA, and RA are separable constructs.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-3200/12/2/14math anxietyreading anxietytest anxietymath performance |
| spellingShingle | Delphine Sasanguie Charlotte Larmuseau Fien Depaepe Brenda R. J. Jansen Anxiety about Mathematics and Reading in Preadolescents Is Domain-Specific Journal of Intelligence math anxiety reading anxiety test anxiety math performance |
| title | Anxiety about Mathematics and Reading in Preadolescents Is Domain-Specific |
| title_full | Anxiety about Mathematics and Reading in Preadolescents Is Domain-Specific |
| title_fullStr | Anxiety about Mathematics and Reading in Preadolescents Is Domain-Specific |
| title_full_unstemmed | Anxiety about Mathematics and Reading in Preadolescents Is Domain-Specific |
| title_short | Anxiety about Mathematics and Reading in Preadolescents Is Domain-Specific |
| title_sort | anxiety about mathematics and reading in preadolescents is domain specific |
| topic | math anxiety reading anxiety test anxiety math performance |
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