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. 2025 Sep 23;10:66. doi: 10.1038/s41539-025-00358-7

Table 6.

Comparisons between the nine indicator variables estimated for the three profiles

Profiles Cognitive characteristics Motivational-affective characteristics
Prior FoNLK Sustained attention General reasoning skills Visuo-spatial abilities Math anxiety Excessive demand Math self-concept Interest in math Cognitive and behavioral engagement
χ2 p χ2 p χ2 p χ2 p χ2 p χ2 p χ2 p χ2 p χ2 p
1 2 0.20 .654 2587.18 <.0001 2.64 .105 1.97 .160 0.32 .569 0.21 .645 0.05 .826 0.04 .843 0.92 .337
1 3 48.35 <.001 1463.00 <.001 24.96 <.001 24.99 <.001 37.08 <.001 15.26 <.001 34.67 <.001 6.58 .010 55.11 <.001
2 3 21.24 <.001 1.00 .317 12.89 <.001 16.57 <.001 11.16 <.001 7.47 .006 11.56 <.001 2.845 .091 18.322 <.001

Profile 1: Inattentive unfavorable, Profile 2: Attentive unfavorable, Profile 3: Favorable.

The comparisons between the parameters are based on the chi-square value of the Wald test of parameter constraints.

FoNLK Fraction on number line knowledge.