Affective and Motivational Factors Mediate the Relation between Math Skills and Use of Math in Everyday Life

Frontiers in Psychology

Brenda R. J. Jansen¹ 

关键词: gender;    math performance;    math anxiety;    perceived math competence;    numeracy;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00513

学科分类：心理学（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

This study focused on the use of math in everyday life (the propensity to recognize and solve quantitative issues in real life situations). Data from a Dutch nation-wide research on math among adults (N = 521) were used to investigate the question whether math anxiety and perceived math competence mediated the relationship between math skills and use of math in everyday life, taken gender differences into account. Results showed that women reported higher math anxiety, lower perceived math competence, and lower use of math in everyday life, compared to men. Women's skills were estimated at a lower level than men's. For both women and men, higher skills were associated with higher perceived math competence, which in turn was associated with more use of math in everyday life. Only for women, math anxiety also mediated the relation between math skills and use of math in everyday life.

【 授权许可】

CC BY