Table 8.
Partial correlations between math anxiety and other key variables with general anxiety as a covariate.
MASYC | MASYC-R | |||||
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Negative reactions | Numerical confidence | Worry | Negative reactions | Numerical confidence | Worry | |
Math confidence | −0.27** | −0.36** | −0.31** | −0.31** | −0.36** | −0.32** |
Math interest | −0.40** | −0.46** | −0.41** | −0.39** | −0.45** | −0.38** |
Math importance | −0.27** | −0.43** | −0.28** | −0.26** | −0.41** | −0.23** |
Math performance | −0.09 | −0.01 | −0.07 | −0.13* | −0.02 | −0.15* |
Correlations with math performance are conducted while taking grade into account because there are large grade differences in math performance.
p < 0.05;
p < 0.01.