Emma Carey|Amy Devine|Francesca Hill|Dénes Sz?cs
Differentiating anxiety forms and their role in academic performance from primary to secondary school
University of Cambridge|University of Cambridge|University of Cambridge|University of Cambridge
individuals high levels mathematics anxiety likely forms anxiety general anxiety test anxiety tend math performance decrement compared low math anxiety however unclear anxiety forms cluster individuals presence anxiety forms influences relationship math anxiety math performancewe measured math anxiety test anxiety general anxiety mathematics reading performance 1720 uk students year 4 aged 89 years 7 8 aged 1113 conducted latent profile analysis students anxiety scores order examine developmental change anxiety profiles demographics anxiety profile relationship profiles academic performanceanxiety profiles appeared change specificity two age groups studied older students clusters emerge specifically elevated general anxiety academic anxiety test math anxiety findings suggest boys slightly likely girls elevated academic anxieties relative general anxiety year 78 students specifically academic anxiety show lower academic performance also elevated general anxietythere may developmental change specificity anxiety gender seems play strong role determining ones anxiety profile anxiety profiles present year 78 sample relationships math performance suggest bidirectional relationship math anxiety math performance