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Li, Tianyu; Quintero, Michaela; Galvan, Michael; Shanafelt, Sierra; Hasty, Leslie M.; Spangler, Derek P.; Lyons, Ian M.; Mazzocco, Michèle M. M.; Brockmole, James R.; Hart, Sara A.; Wang, Zhe – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2023
Math anxiety (MA) and math performance are generally negatively correlated (Barroso et al., 2021; Namkung et al., 2019). However, the mechanisms underlying this negative association remain unclear. According to the attentional control theory (ACT; Eysenck et al., 2007), anxious individuals experience impaired attentional control during problem…
Descriptors: Correlation, Eye Movements, Problem Solving, Mathematics Anxiety
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Quintero, Michaela; Hasty, Leslie; Li, Tianyu; Song, Seowon; Wang, Zhe – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2022
Background: Math anxiety (MA) and math achievement are generally negatively associated. Aims: This study investigated whether and how classroom engagement behaviors mediate the negative association between MA and math achievement. Sample: Data were drawn from an ongoing longitudinal study that examines the roles of affective factors in math…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Anxiety, Learner Engagement, Correlation