Psychological Development and Education ›› 2018, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (4): 453-460.doi: 10.16187/j.cnki.issn1001-4918.2018.04.09

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Relationship between Math Anxiety and Mathematical Achievement in Township Pupils: The Chain Mediating Roles of Mathematical Self-efficacy and Metacognition

ZHANG Jie, HUANG Bijuan, SI Jiwei, GUAN Dongxiao   

  1. School of Psychology, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250358
  • Online:2018-07-15 Published:2018-07-15

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Abstract: Numerous studies have focused on factors that affect math performance, and how to improve skills and strategies related to mathematics. Math anxiety, mathematical learning self-efficacy and metacognition are looked as individual factors relatively close to mathematical performances. The aim of the present study was to explore the potential mechanisms of the association between math anxiety and mathematical achievement. We hypothesized that mathematical self-efficacy and metacognition may mediate the relationship between math anxiety and mathematical achievement. 508 adolescents were recruited in township and completed Children's Math Anxiety Scale, Primary School Students' Mathematics Learning Self-Efficacy Scale, and Pupils Mathematical Metacognition Questionnaire. Based on social cognitive theory and suppression anxiety model, a multi-mediator model was constructed, and the mediating roles of mathematical self-efficacy and metacognition between math anxiety and mathematical achievement were analyzed by AMOS 17.0.The results showed that:(1) Math anxiety could negatively predict mathematical achievement; (2) Both metacognition and mathematical self-efficacy played partial mediating roles in the relationship between math anxiety and mathematical achievement; (3)Math anxiety affected mathematical achievement through the chain mediating roles of mathematical self-efficacy and metacognition. In summary, the above findings contribute to understand the complex mechanism between math anxiety and mathematical achievement. Mathematical self-efficacy and metacognition may be crucial factors in the link of math anxiety and mathematical achievement. Future research should be more comprehensive to explore the factors affecting mathematical achievements, and to further reveal the internal mechanisms.

Key words: math anxiety, mathematical self-efficacy, metacognition, mathematical achievement, chain mediation

CLC Number: 

  • G442

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