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. 2016 Aug 24;7:1181. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01181

Table 2.

Item means, standard deviations, item-total correlations, and planned factors based on Harari et al. (2013) and theory.

# Item Mean SD Item-total r Planned factor
Negative reactions Numerical confidence Worry
ORIGINAL MASYC ITEMS
1 Math gives me a stomachache. 1.32 0.85 0.54 X
2 When it is time for math my head hurts. 1.49 0.97 0.61 X
3 When it is time for math my heart beats fast. 1.93 1.21 0.47 X
4 Figuring out if I have enough money to buy cookies and a drink is fun.* 1.81 1.09 0.09 X
5 I like doing math problems on the board in front of the class.* 1.70 1.06 0.43 X
6 I like to raise my hand in math class.* 1.71 1.02 0.52 (X) X
7 I like doing a math problem like this: 124 + 329* 1.76 1.12 0.29 X
8 I like being called on in math class.* 1.67 1.04 0.52 X
9 I get nervous about making a mistake in math. 2.54 1.27 0.44 X
10 When the teacher calls on me to tell my answer to the class, I get nervous. 2.06 1.22 0.62 X
11 I am scared in math class. 1.36 0.84 0.65 (X) X
12 Getting out my math books makes me nervous. 1.29 0.78 0.56 X
NEWLY-DEVELOPED ITEMS
14 I get worried before I take a math test. 2.38 1.26 0.52 X
16 My heart starts to beat fast if I have to do math in my head. 1.70 1.06 0.51 X
17 I get nervous when my teacher is about to teach something new in math. 1.63 1.04 0.55 X
18 I get worried when I don't understand something in math. 2.40 1.22 0.50 X
21 I feel nervous when I am doing math. 1.57 1.01 0.69 X

Items are presented in the table in the same order as in Harari et al. (2013); Higher numbers indicate higher anxiety on a scale from 1 to 4;

*

Indicates than an item was reverse-coded such that higher numbers are equivalent to lower confidence. If an X is in parentheses it indicates that Harari et al found that it also loaded on this factor, but not as strongly as another factor.