Can (Perceived) Mental-Rotation Performance Mediate Gender Differences in Math Anxiety in Adolescents and Young Adults?

Autor/inn/en	Rahe, Martina; Quaiser-Pohl, Claudia
Titel	Can (Perceived) Mental-Rotation Performance Mediate Gender Differences in Math Anxiety in Adolescents and Young Adults?
Quelle	In: Mathematics Education Research Journal, 35 (2023) 1, S.255-279 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Rahe, Martina)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1033-2170
DOI	10.1007/s13394-021-00387-6
Schlagwörter	Children; Adolescents; Undergraduate Students; Mathematics Anxiety; Gender Differences; Spatial Ability; Visualization; Self Concept + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Child; Kind; Kinder; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Geschlechterkonflikt; Räumliches Vorstellungsvermögen; Visualisation; Visualisierung; Selbstkonzept
Abstract	Math anxiety is a negative affective reaction in situations concerning mathematics and is related to poor math performance and a lower mathematical self-concept. Gender differences appear in math anxiety even though gender differences in math abilities are non-existent or minimal in effect size. In the present study, gender and age differences in math anxiety, mental-rotation performance, and perceived mental-rotation performance are investigated as well as (perceived) mental-rotation performance as possible mediators of the relation between gender and math anxiety. Ninety-seven children (54 females) between 11 and 15 years and 84 undergraduate students (59 females) solved a mental-rotation test, rated their performance in this test, and filled out a questionnaire about math anxiety. Increasing gender differences with age were found for math anxiety, mental-rotation performance, and perceived mental-rotation performance. Mental-rotation performance and perceived mental-rotation performance were significant individual mediators for gender differences in math anxiety. Adequate measures should be discussed to enhance females' mental-rotation abilities and their perception of these skills to reduce gender differences in math anxiety. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Springer. Available from: Springer Nature. One New York Plaza, Suite 4600, New York, NY 10004. Tel: 800-777-4643; Tel: 212-460-1500; Fax: 212-460-1700; e-mail: customerservice@springernature.com; Web site: https://link.springer.com/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01