Task Features Change the Relation Between Math Anxiety and Number Line Estimation Performance With Rational Numbers: Two Large-Scale Online Studies

Marta K. Mielicki; Eric D. Wilkey; Daniel A. Scheibe; Charles J. Fitzsimmons; Pooja G. Sidney; Elien Bellon; Andrew D. Ribner; Mojtaba Soltanlou; Isabella Starling-Alves; Ilse Coolen; Daniel Ansari; Clarissa A. Thompson

doi:10.1037/xge0001382

Task Features Change the Relation Between Math Anxiety and Number Line Estimation Performance With Rational Numbers: Two Large-Scale Online Studies

Marta K. Mielicki, Eric D. Wilkey, Daniel A. Scheibe, Charles J. Fitzsimmons, Pooja G. Sidney, Elien Bellon, Andrew D. Ribner, Mojtaba Soltanlou, Isabella Starling-Alves, Ilse Coolen, Daniel Ansari, Clarissa A. Thompson

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Abstract

Math performance is negatively related to math anxiety (MA), though MA may impact certain math skills more than others.We investigated whether the relation between MA and math performance is affected by task features, such as number type (e.g., fractions, whole numbers, percentages), number format (symbolic vs. nonsymbolic), and ratio component size (small vs. large). Across two large-scale studies (combined n = 3,822), the MA-performance relation was strongest for large whole numbers and fractions, and stronger for symbolic than nonsymbolic fractions. The MA-performance relation was also stronger for smaller relative to larger components, and MA relating to specific number types may be a better predictor of performance than general MA for certain tasks.

Original language	English
Journal	Journal of Experimental Psychology: General
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1037/xge0001382
State	Accepted/In press - 2023

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Keywords

math anxiety
nonsymbolic comparison
number-line estimation
rational numbers

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Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Psychology (all)
Developmental Neuroscience

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Mielicki, M. K., Wilkey, E. D., Scheibe, D. A., Fitzsimmons, C. J., Sidney, P. G., Bellon, E., Ribner, A. D., Soltanlou, M., Starling-Alves, I., Coolen, I., Ansari, D., & Thompson, C. A. (Accepted/In press). Task Features Change the Relation Between Math Anxiety and Number Line Estimation Performance With Rational Numbers: Two Large-Scale Online Studies. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General. https://doi.org/10.1037/xge0001382

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