August 12, 2024Journal of Experimental Child PsychologyOpen Access

Mathematics anxiety and math achievement in primary school children: Testing different theoretical accounts

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Children with higher math anxiety show lower arithmetic accuracy, which is mediated by a reduced frequency of using working memory-intensive mental strategies.
Among 163 children aged 6 to 8 years, math anxiety showed a small negative association with arithmetic performance and indirect ties to mental rotation.
Assessment of strategy use revealed disruption account mechanisms during arithmetic problem solving, highlighting that interventions must target emotion regulation.

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Analysis reveals reduced arithmetic accuracy via disrupted mental strategies in young children, suggesting interventions should target emotion regulation alongside skills.

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Möhring et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e5ca68b6db643587560558 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jecp.2024.106038

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Analysis reveals reduced arithmetic accuracy via disrupted mental strategies in young children, suggesting interventions should target emotion regulation alongside skills.

Mathematics anxiety and math achievement in primary school children: Testing different theoretical accounts

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Mathematics anxiety and math achievement in primary school children: Testing different theoretical accounts

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