Do Girls Really Experience More Anxiety in Mathematics?

Goetz, Thomas; Bieg, Madeleine; Luedtke, Oliver; Pekrun, Reinhard und Hall, Nathan C. (Oktober 2013): Do Girls Really Experience More Anxiety in Mathematics? In: Psychological Science, Bd. 24, Nr. 10: S. 2079-2087

Abstract

Two studies were conducted to examine gender differences in trait (habitual) versus state (momentary) mathematics anxiety in a sample of students (Study 1: N = 584; Study 2: N = 111). For trait math anxiety, the findings of both studies replicated previous research showing that female students report higher levels of anxiety than do male students. However, no gender differences were observed for state anxiety, as assessed using experience-sampling methods while students took a math test (Study 1) and attended math classes (Study 2). The discrepant findings for trait versus state math anxiety were partly accounted for by students' beliefs about their competence in mathematics, with female students reporting lower perceived competence than male students despite having the same average grades in math. Implications for educational practices and the assessment of anxiety are discussed.

• Dokumententyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
• Publikationsform: Publisher's Version
• Keywords: emotions; sex differences; science education; academic achievement; mathematics achievement
• Fakultät: Psychologie und Pädagogik > Department Psychologie > Persönlichkeitspsychologie und Pädagogische Psychologie
• Themengebiete: 100 Philosophie und Psychologie > 150 Psychologie
• ISSN: 0956-7976
• Allianz-/Nationallizenz: Dieser Beitrag ist mit Zustimmung des Rechteinhabers aufgrund einer (DFG-geförderten) Allianz- bzw. Nationallizenz frei zugänglich.
• Sprache: Englisch