Multidimensionality in the measurement of math-specific anxiety and its relationship with mathematical performance

Learning and Individual Differences

Volumn 70, Issue , 2019, Pages 228-235

  Lukowski, Sarah L ^a   DiTrapani, Jack ^a   Jeon, Minjeong ^a   Wang, Zhe ^b   J Schenker, Victoria ^a   Doran, Madeline M ^a   Hart, Sara A ^c   Mazzocco, Michèle M M ^d   Willcutt, Erik G ^e   A Thompson, Lee ^f   Petrill, Stephen A ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^f CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dimensionality; Math anxiety; Mathematics; School aged children

Indexed keywords

EID: 85042173067     PISSN: 10416080     EISSN: 18733425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lindif.2016.07.007     Document Type: Article

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