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September 5, 2025

Factors that cause mathematical phobia.

Key Points

Higher stress about mathematics is reported by girls and older students, indicating significant demographic differences.
Students from urban and regional schools exhibit similar levels of mathematical phobia, suggesting environmental factors play a role.
The findings reveal that parental educational levels correlate with children's attitudes towards mathematics, highlighting social influences.
The research utilized a questionnaire to assess demographics and evaluative factors related to mathematical phobia.

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the degree of fear about the mathematics of secondary school students and the study of its factors. More specifically, an attempt is made to investigate and correlate students "sense of mathematics phobia, as defined by Tobias and Weissbrod (1980), regarding students" personal characteristics, social environment, and the nature of mathematics.A questionnaire consisting of three sections was used as a research tool. The first was related to the demographics of the respondents, while two were related to the evaluation of the factors of mathematical phobia. According to research results, girls versus boys, as well as older students show more stress about math. Students in urban schools show similar rates of mathematical phobia to those in regional schools, while the view is confirmed that the higher the educational level of the parents, the lower the negative attitude of children towards mathematics.

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