Table 3.
Show factor loadings for each questionnaire item from exploratory factor analysis.
| Test | Item | Test anxiety | Math anxiety | Physical anxiety | Off-task behaviors | Social anxiety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mAMAS | Finding out that you are going to have a surprise maths quiz… | 0.60 | ||||
| mAMAS | Watching the teacher work out a maths problem on the board | 0.70 | ||||
| mAMAS | Starting a new topic in maths | 0.65 | ||||
| mAMAS | Having to complete a worksheet by yourself | 0.61 | ||||
| mAMAS | Being given maths homework with lots of difficult questions… | 0.51 | ||||
| mAMAS | Listening to another child in your class explain a maths problem | 0.67 | ||||
| mAMAS | Listening to the teacher talk for a long time in maths | 0.55 | ||||
| mAMAS | Thinking about a maths test the day before you take it | 0.25 | 0.45 | |||
| mAMAS | Taking a maths test | 0.40 | 0.45 | |||
| CTAS | It is hard for me to remember the right answers | 0.25 | 0.28 | |||
| CTAS | I wonder if my answers are right | 0.58 | ||||
| CTAS | I think about what my grade will be | 0.60 | ||||
| CTAS | I worry about how hard the test is | 0.55 | ||||
| CTAS | I worry about doing something wrong | 0.66 | ||||
| CTAS | I think about what will happen if I fail | 0.72 | ||||
| CTAS | I worry about failing | 0.85 | ||||
| CTAS | I worry about what my parents will say | 0.39 | ||||
| CTAS | I wonder if I will pass | 0.58 | ||||
| CTAS | I think that I should have studied more | 0.38 | ||||
| CTAS | I think most of my answers are wrong | 0.56 | ||||
| RCMAS | I am nervous | 0.27 | ||||
| CTAS | I think I am going to get a bad grade | 0.70 | ||||
| CTAS | I think about how poorly I am doing | 0.48 | ||||
| CTAS | My heart beats fast | 0.38 | 0.52 | |||
| CTAS | I feel nervous | 0.59 | 0.31 | |||
| CTAS | I feel scared | 0.48 | 0.46 | |||
| CTAS | My hand shakes | 0.56 | ||||
| CTAS | I feel warm | 0.60 | ||||
| CTAS | My face feels hot | 0.56 | ||||
| RCMAS | I have too many headaches | 0.34 | ||||
| CTAS | My belly feels funny | 0.64 | ||||
| RCMAS | Often I feel sick in my stomach | 0.44 | ||||
| CTAS | My head hurts | 0.50 | ||||
| RCMAS | I wake up scared sometimes | 0.35 | ||||
| CTAS | I find it hard to sit still | 0.63 | ||||
| CTAS | I tap my feet | 0.56 | ||||
| CTAS | I look around the room | 0.68 | ||||
| CTAS | I have to go to the bathroom | 0.22 | ||||
| CTAS | I try to finish up fast | 0.41 | ||||
| CTAS | I stare | 0.56 | ||||
| CTAS | I play with my pencil | 0.72 | ||||
| CTAS | I look at other people | 0.57 | ||||
| CTAS | I check the time | 0.22 | 0.42 | |||
| RCMAS | I often worry about something bad happening to me | 0.20 | 0.20 | |||
| RCMAS | I feel someone will tell me I do things the wrong way | 0.25 | ||||
| RCMAS | I get nervous around people | 0.28 | ||||
| RCMAS | I worry that others do not like me | 0.53 | ||||
| RCMAS | I fear other kids will laugh at me in class | 0.83 | ||||
| RCMAS | I fear other people will laugh at me | 0.95 |
All loadings ≥0.20 are reported.