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When math hurts: math anxiety predicts pain network activation in anticipation of doing math. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
Math can be difficult, and for those with high levels of mathematics-anxiety (HMAs), math is associated with tension, apprehension, and fear. But what underlies the feelings of dread effected by math anxiety?
Ian M Lyons, Sian L Beilock
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What counts as 'math'? Relating conceptions of math with anxiety about math [PDF]

, 2023
What do people think of when they think of "math?'' We propose that individuals may have very different working definitions of the category of math, and that those with broader 'math conceptions' may have less math anxiety. In Study 1, we introduce a method for indexing the "breadth'' of individuals' math conceptions, and show that there is an inverse ...
Ruthe Foushee, Rachel Jansen, Mahesh Srinivasan   +2 more
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Student-Guided Math Practice in Elementary School: Relation among Math Anxiety, Emotional Self-Efficacy, and Children’s Choices When Practicing Math

Education Sciences, 2022
In the current study, we explored math anxiety in the context of a special kind of math practice, one that allowed for some flexibility on the part of the students.
Aditi Tarkar, Brandie Matalka, Macey Cartwright, Heidi Kloos   +3 more
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Anxiety about Mathematics and Reading in Preadolescents Is Domain-Specific

Journal of Intelligence
It was investigated whether test anxiety (TA), mathematics anxiety (MA), and reading anxiety (RA) can be traced back to some type of general academic anxiety or whether these are separable.
Delphine Sasanguie, Charlotte Larmuseau, Fien Depaepe, Brenda R. J. Jansen   +3 more
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ERP Measures of Math Anxiety: How Math Anxiety Affects Working Memory and Mental Calculation Tasks?

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2015
There have been several attempts to account for the impact of Mathematical Anxiety (MA) on brain activity with variable results. The present study examines the effects of MA on ERP amplitude during performance of simple arithmetic calculations and ...
Manousos A. Klados, Manousos A. Klados, Panagiotis G Simos, Sifis eMicheloyannis, Daniel S Margulies, Panagiotis D Bamidis   +5 more
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Differentiating anxiety forms and their role in academic performance from primary to secondary school. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2017
INTRODUCTION:Individuals with high levels of mathematics anxiety are more likely to have other forms of anxiety, such as general anxiety and test anxiety, and tend to have some math performance decrement compared to those with low math anxiety.
Emma Carey, Amy Devine, Francesca Hill, Dénes Szűcs   +3 more
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Gender differences in children’s math self-concept in the first years of elementary school [PDF]

, 2013
In the course of elementary school children start to develop an academic self-concept reflecting their motivation, thoughts, and feelings about a specific domain.
Linkersdörfer, Janosch, Lonnemann, Jan, Ehm, Jan-Henning, Hasselhorn, Marcus, Lindberg, Sven   +4 more
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State math anxiety

This project aimed to develop an instrument to assess state math anxiety in adults and to characterize the relation between state and trait math anxiety to math performance while considering trait anxiety, test anxiety, social anxiety, and math self ...
Hans-Christoph Nuerk, Christina Artemenko, Krzysztof Cipora   +2 more
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Digital Cognitive Testing in Mitochondrial Disease: Validity and Challenges for Clinical Trial Use

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Primary mitochondrial disease is a group of genetic disorders caused by pathogenic variants in nuclear or mitochondrial DNA, often resulting in progressive neurodegeneration and cognitive decline. Current management is primarily supportive, though recent research offers hope for disease‐modifying treatments in the future.
Oksana Pogoryelova, Jan Smeitink, Herma Renkema, Rosabeth White, Frankie Barton, Rachel Lyon, Jane Newman, Aye Moe, Yi Shiau Ng, Grainne Siobhan Gorman   +9 more
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Gender Differences Regarding the Impact of Math Anxiety on Arithmetic Performance in Second and Fourth Graders

Frontiers in Psychology, 2019
The development of math skills is crucial for adequate functioning in academic and professional settings as well as in daily life. A factor that has been shown to negatively influence performance and acquisition of math skills is math anxiety.
Hanneke I. Van Mier, Tamara M. J. Schleepen, Fabian C. G. Van den Berg   +2 more
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