Math anxiety, intrusive thoughts and performance: Exploring the relationship between mathematics anxiety and performance: The role of intrusive thoughts
Journal article
Authors | Hunt, Thomas E., Clark-Carter, David and Sheffield, David |
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Abstract | The current study examined the relationship between math anxiety and arithmetic performance by focusing on intrusive thoughts experienced during problem solving. Participants (N = 122) performed two-digit addition problems on a verification task. Math anxiety significantly predicted response time and error rate. Further, the extent to which intrusive thoughts impeded calculation mediated the relationship between math anxiety and per cent of errors on problems involving a carry operation. Moreover, results indicated that participants experienced a range of intrusive thoughts and these were related to significantly higher levels of math anxiety. The findings lend support to a deficient inhibition account of the math anxiety-to-performance relationship and highlight the importance of considering intrusive thoughts in future work. |
Keywords | Intrusive thoughts; cognitive intrusions; maths anxiety; arithmetic performance |
Year | 2014 |
Journal | Journal of Education, Psychology and Social Sciences |
Web address (URL) | http://hdl.handle.net/10545/618797 |
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/ | |
hdl:10545/618797 | |
Publication dates | 21 Aug 2014 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 25 Aug 2016, 10:43 |
Contributors | University of Derby |
File | File Access Level Open |
File | File Access Level Open |
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https://repository.derby.ac.uk/item/925x4/math-anxiety-intrusive-thoughts-and-performance-exploring-the-relationship-between-mathematics-anxiety-and-performance-the-role-of-intrusive-thoughts
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