Acquisition, Development and Maintenance of Maths Anxiety in Young Children

Petronzi, Dominic; Staples, Paul; Sheffield, David; Hunt, Thomas E.

doi:10.4324/9780429199981-5

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“…Other, qualitative work has found consistent evidence for the association between math anxiety and negative experiences with elementary school teachers. 23 , 24 , 25 Given data that suggest math anxiety exists in very young children, 19 , 26 it is important that early math experiences are considered when investigating current math attitudes and math anxiety.…”

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Appraisals of previous math experiences play an important role in math anxiety

Hunt

Maloney

2022

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

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Math anxiety affects many people, from young children through to older adults. While there has been debate concerning the developmental trajectory of math anxiety and negative math attitudes, little attention has been given to the role of appraisals of previous math experiences. We surveyed 308 adults (mean age = 27.56 years, SD = 11.25) and assessed self-reported measures of math anxiety, mathematical resilience, math attitudes, and appraisal of previous math experiences. As hypothesized, all variables were found to be interrelated. Math anxiety was significantly negatively related to appraisal of previous math experiences, mathematical resilience, and math attitudes. Moreover, appraisal of previous math experiences was shown to mediate the relations between (1) math anxiety and math attitudes, and (2) mathematical resilience and math attitudes. The findings demonstrate the importance of considering current appraisals of previous math experiences and are consistent with an interpretation account of math anxiety. This may help inform cognitive-based interventions that focus on one's interpretation of past events to support current and future math learning and engagement.

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Appraisals of previous math experiences play an important role in math anxiety

Hunt

Maloney

2022

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

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“…In particular, children with a negative attitude used their peers as a "coping strategy" (Petronzi et al, 2019, p. 91). The reasons for using peers as a "coping strategy" are generally unclear; however, Petronzi et al (2019) suggest that the strong emphasis placed on peers by "highly apprehensive" children is due to the reliance of support and input from their peers. An unknown that still needs to be explored is whether children recognise the influence of peers, particularly during mathematical learning experiences and how children describe the influence of peers on their attitudes towards mathematics.…”

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