Table 2.
Descriptive information for the low and high math anxiety groups.
| Variable | Math anxiety group |
|
|---|---|---|
| Low | High | |
| Gender (f/m) | 13/18 | 14/16 |
| Age (years) | 23.3 (3.34) | 23.28 (3.02) |
| Handedness (r/l) | 30/1 | 29/1 |
| Math anxiety (score) | 38.19 (6.51) | 71.67 (13.95) |
| Parity SNARC effect (slope) | -6.43 (8.64) | -16.84 (14.52) |
| Distance effect (slope) | -10.29 (6.83) | -15.06 (11.1) |
| Mental rotation (score) | 14.45 (5.38) | 12.7 (5.05) |
| Spatial visualization (score) | 3.05 (0.63) | 2.93 (0.65) |
| ArithACC (%) | 93.39 (4.38) | 91.17 (6.08) |
| FastMathACC (%) | 92.93 (4.37) | 92.47 (5.15) |
| FastMathRT (ms) | 2326 (810) | 2687 (1027) |
| Visuospatial WM (d′) | 0.77 (0.15) | 0.66 (0.16) |
| Verbal WM (backward digit span) | 7.13 (1.48) | 7.07 (1.84) |
| Compatible IES (ms) | 460 (62) | 502 (74) |
| Incompatible IES (ms) | 543 (74) | 625 (93) |
| General processing speed (ms) | 466 (79) | 500 (119) |
| Reasoning ability (score) | 27.1 (4.61) | 26 (4.63) |
Standard deviations are shown in parentheses.