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The Chicken or the Egg? The Direction of the Relationship Between Mathematics Anxiety and Mathematics Performance

E. Carey Francesca Hill Amy Devine Dénes Szücs

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This review considers the two possible causal directions between mathematics anxiety (MA) and poor mathematics performance. Either poor maths performance may elicit MA (referred to as the Deficit Theory), or MA may reduce future maths performance (referred to as the Debilitating Anxiety Model). The evidence is in conflict: the Deficit Theory is supported by longitudinal studies and studies of children with mathematical learning disabilities, but the Debilitating Anxiety Model is supported by research which manipulates anxiety levels and observes a change in mathematics performance. It is suggested that this mixture of evidence might indicate a bidirectional relationship between MA and mathematics performance (the Reciprocal Theory), in which MA and mathematics performance can influence one another in a vicious cycle.

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Psychology Medicine

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E. Carey

Francesca Hill

Amy Devine

Dénes Szücs

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Carey, E., Hill, F., Devine, A., Szücs, D. (2016). The Chicken or the Egg? The Direction of the Relationship Between Mathematics Anxiety and Mathematics Performance. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01987

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Tahun Terbit: 2016
Bahasa: en
Total Sitasi: 380×
Sumber Database: Semantic Scholar
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01987
Akses: Open Access ✓