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This research aims to explore how working memory influences the relationship between mathematics anxiety and achievement in middle school students.

November 17, 2025Behavioral SciencesOpen Access

The Relationship Between the Mathematics Anxiety and Mathematics Achievement of Middle School Students: The Moderating Effect of Working Memory

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This research aims to explore how working memory influences the relationship between mathematics anxiety and achievement in middle school students.
Selected 92 seventh-grade students from a middle school
Measured mathematics anxiety using the Mathematics Anxiety Scale
Assessed working memory through various tasks (rotation span, operation-letter span, Stroop task)
Used midterm mathematics exam scores as indicators of achievement
Analyzed data using correlation and hierarchical regression analyses
Mathematics anxiety was negatively correlated with achievement (r = -0.61, p < 0.01)
Negative predictive effect of anxiety on achievement (β = -0.600, p < 0.001)
Verbal working memory positively predicted achievement (β = 0.481, p < 0.01)
Visual working memory negatively moderated the relationship between anxiety and achievement (β = -0.226, p = 0.017)

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This investigation shows that high mathematics anxiety reduces achievement in students, indicating potential intervention strategies targeting working memory.

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Ma et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/692509e3c0ce034ddc3524c8 https://doi.org/10.3390/bs15111566

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This investigation shows that high mathematics anxiety reduces achievement in students, indicating potential intervention strategies targeting working memory.

The Relationship Between the Mathematics Anxiety and Mathematics Achievement of Middle School Students: The Moderating Effect of Working Memory

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