Math anxiety, mother's education, and the mathematics performance of adolescent boys and girls: Evidence from the united states and thailand

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 1990, Pages 289-298

  Engelhard, George ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; APTITUDE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MOTHER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; THAILAND; UNITED STATES;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; APTITUDE; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MOTHERS; THAILAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84953058521     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: 19401019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223980.1990.10543224     Document Type: Article

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