The relationship between cognitive flexibility and mathematical performance in children: A meta-analysis

AN de Santana, A Roazzi, APMC Nobre - Trends in Neuroscience and …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Described as the ability to begin solving a problem in one way and then to shift to another
strategy efficiently according to the new demands, cognitive flexibility (CF) can be …

Working Memory and its mediating role on the relationship of math anxiety and math performance: A meta-analysis

J Finell, E Sammallahti, J Korhonen, H Eklöf… - Frontiers in …, 2022‏ - frontiersin.org
It is well established that math anxiety has a negative relationship with math performance
(MP). A few theories have provided explanations for this relationship. One of them, the …

Mathematics anxiety—where are we and where shall we go?

K Cipora, FH Santos, K Kucian… - Annals of the New York …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
In this paper, we discuss several largely undisputed claims about mathematics anxiety (MA)
and propose where MA research should focus, including theoretical clarifications on what …

[HTML][HTML] How trait and state mathematics anxiety could affect performance: Evidence from children with and without Specific Learning Disorders

R Lievore, S Caviola, IC Mammarella - Learning and Individual Differences, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to investigate trait and state mathematics anxiety (MA) in children
with Specific Learning Disorders (SLD; N= 56), aged between 8 and 14 years old, compared …

Unraveling the role of math anxiety in students' math performance

F Demedts, B Reynvoet, D Sasanguie… - Frontiers in …, 2022‏ - frontiersin.org
Math anxiety (MA; ie, feelings of anxiety experienced when being confronted with
mathematics) can have negative implications on the mental health and well-being of …

Multidimensional components of (state) mathematics anxiety: Behavioral, cognitive, emotional, and psychophysiological consequences

IC Mammarella, S Caviola, S Rossi… - Annals of the New …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
The present study aimed to analyze the different components of state mathematics anxiety
that students experienced while solving calculation problems by manipulating their stress …

Does anxiety explain why math-anxious people underperform in math?

RJ Daker, SU Gattas, EA Necka, AE Green… - npj Science of …, 2023‏ - nature.com
Math-anxious people consistently underperform in math. The most widely accepted
explanation for why this underperformance occurs is that math-anxious people experience …

Executive functions, math anxiety and math performance in middle school students

M Živković, S Pellizzoni, IC Mammarella… - British Journal of …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Previous studies mainly investigated working memory (WM) and math anxiety (MA) leaving
almost unexplored other aspects of executive functions (EFs) in middle school period. Filling …

Role of executive functions in the relations of state‐and trait‐math anxiety with math performance

S Pelegrina, ME Martín‐Puga… - Annals of the New …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
The detrimental effect of math anxiety on math performance is thought to be mediated by
executive functions. Previous studies have primarily focused on trait‐math anxiety rather …