The impacts of math anxiety, attitude toward math,

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Stated in the abstract and discussion and cells research gap and cells future research sections of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 1995 and 2026, spanning 7 journals. Those papers have been cited 107 times in total.

Supporting evidence — 8 representative gaps

• Anxieties and Attitudes Related to Mathematics in Grades 3 and 6 (1995) · The Journal of Experimental Education · cited 69× · doi

  To address this gap in knowledge, the authors evaluated students in Grades 3 and 6 on measures of mathematics anxiety, school test anxiety, and attitudes toward mathematics to determine (a) whether different forms of mathematics anxiety exist, (b) whether mathematics test anxiety differs from school test anxiety, and (c) whether mathematics anxiety is related to different attitudes toward mathematics.

  generalstated in abstractevidence 5/5
  Keywords: mathematics anxiety test whether school attitudes toward different address knowledge authors evaluated students grades measures
• Building mathematics self-efficacy of STEM undergraduates through mathematical modelling (2019) · International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology · cited 35× · doi

  While previous research has established that mathematics self-efficacy is an important predictor of undergraduate STEM persistence, little is known about what interventions may support student gains in mathematics self-efficacy at this level.

  generalstated in abstractevidence 5/5
  Keywords: mathematics self efficacy previous established important predictor undergraduate stem persistence little known interventions support student
• Revisiting Self-Regulation, Math Self-Efficacy, and Mathematics Anxiety With a Sample of University Students in the United States: A Structural Equation Model of Mathematics Anxiety (2026) · Journal for STEM Education Research · doi

  In order to increase math success rates, math anxiety needs to be alleviated and the interplay between socio-cognitive constructs and cognitive learning strategies needs to be investigated (Jain & Dowson, 2009; Pajares & Graham, 1999; Usher & Pajares, 2009; Zimmerman, 2002). (2011) also found that math anxiety could be reduced through self-regulation and self-efficacy, albeit their model was not limited to these constructs.

  generalstated in discussionevidence 5/5
  Keywords: math anxiety needs cognitive constructs pajares self order increase success rates alleviated interplay socio learning
• The Impact of Mindfulness on Reducing Math Anxiety and Enhancing Mathematical Performance (2026) · Humanitarian and Natural Sciences Journal · doi

  There is a gap in the literature on the effect of mindfulness on math anxiety and mathematical performance. - Prior research has focused on the general effects of mindfulness on anxiety and academic performance, but not specifically on math anxiety and mathematical performance.

  generalstated in cells research gapevidence 5/5
  Keywords: there gap literature effect mindfulness math anxiety mathematical
• ANALISIS KESALAHAN PROBLEM SOLVING PADA MATERI BANGUN DATAR BERDASARKAN TAKSONOMI SOLO: TINJAUAN TINGKAT SELF-EFFICACY SISWA (2026) · SCIENCE Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan Matematika dan IPA · doi

  Further studies can investigate the effectiveness of interventions aimed at improving students' self-efficacy and problem-solving skills. - Research can explore the relationship between self-efficacy and problem-solving errors in other math topics.

  generalstated in cells future researchevidence 5/5
  Keywords: further studies investigate effectiveness interventions aimed improving students
• What’s metacognition got to do with the relationship between test anxiety and mathematics achievement? (2024) · European Journal of Psychology of Education · cited 2× · doi

  Abstract Research examining the joint relationships between test anxiety, metacognition, and mathematics achievement revealing the mediational role of metacognition in the relationship between test anxiety and mathematics achievement is sparse.

  generalstated in abstractevidence 4/5
  Keywords: test anxiety metacognition mathematics achievement abstract examining joint relationships revealing mediational role relationship sparse
• An Exploratory Study on the Effects of Attitude and Self-Efficacy on Math Achievement as Mediated by Math Anxiety (2023) · Erzincan Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi · cited 1× · doi

  Although the impacts of math anxiety, attitude toward math, and math self-efficacy on math achievement have been well-defined in the relevant literature, the interrelations among these predictors to explain math achievement are understudied.

  generalstated in abstractevidence 4/5
  Keywords: math achievement impacts anxiety attitude toward self efficacy well defined relevant literature interrelations among predictors
• ANALISIS KESALAHAN PROBLEM SOLVING PADA MATERI BANGUN DATAR BERDASARKAN TAKSONOMI SOLO: TINJAUAN TINGKAT SELF-EFFICACY SISWA (2026) · SCIENCE Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan Matematika dan IPA · doi

  There is a need for an analytical perspective that simultaneously considers cognitive and affective dimensions in students’ mathematical performance. - The relationship between self-efficacy and problem-solving errors in plane geometry is not well understood.

  generalstated in cells research gapevidence 3/5
  Keywords: there need analytical perspective simultaneously considers cognitive affective

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