TY - JOUR
T1 - Task Features Change the Relation Between Math Anxiety and Number Line Estimation Performance With Rational Numbers
T2 - Two Large-Scale Online Studies
AU - Mielicki, Marta K.
AU - Wilkey, Eric D.
AU - Scheibe, Daniel A.
AU - Fitzsimmons, Charles J.
AU - Sidney, Pooja G.
AU - Bellon, Elien
AU - Ribner, Andrew D.
AU - Soltanlou, Mojtaba
AU - Starling-Alves, Isabella
AU - Coolen, Ilse
AU - Ansari, Daniel
AU - Thompson, Clarissa A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 American Psychological Association
PY - 2023/4/20
Y1 - 2023/4/20
N2 - 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. The relation between MA and estimation performance changes depending on task features, which suggests that MA may relate to certain math skills more than others, which may have implications for how people reason with numerical information and may inform future interventions.
AB - 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. The relation between MA and estimation performance changes depending on task features, which suggests that MA may relate to certain math skills more than others, which may have implications for how people reason with numerical information and may inform future interventions.
KW - math anxiety
KW - nonsymbolic comparison
KW - number-line estimation
KW - rational numbers
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U2 - 10.1037/xge0001382
DO - 10.1037/xge0001382
M3 - Article
C2 - 37079830
AN - SCOPUS:85158830007
SN - 0096-3445
VL - 152
SP - 2094
EP - 2117
JO - Journal of Experimental Psychology: General
JF - Journal of Experimental Psychology: General
IS - 7
ER -