The causal ordering of mathematics anxiety and mathematics achievement: A longitudinal panel analysis

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 165-179

  Ma, Xin ^a   Xu, Jiangming ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICS; RELIABILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EID: 1842452087     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2003.11.003     Document Type: Article

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