Table 1 Descriptive statistics of state (math) anxiety measures across task phases

From: The dynamics of state math anxiety vary by paradigm and timing during arithmetic

Category

Temporal progression

State math anxiety

State anxiety

three task phases

pre-task

2.06 (1.05)

1.82 (0.75)

 

mid-task

1.66 (0.69)

1.61 (0.57)

 

post-task

1.46 (0.69)

1.29 (0.51)

mid-task measurement time

1

2.01 (0.76)

1.84 (0.79)

 

2

1.84 (0.86)

1.71 (0.74)

 

3

1.86 (0.92)

1.76 (0.82)

 

4

1.63 (0.79)

1.54 (0.74)

 

5

1.49 (0.68)

1.42 (0.62)

 

6

1.50 (0.69)

1.42 (0.61)

paradigms

decision

1.56 (0.61)

1.45 (0.54)

 

production

1.88 (0.76)

1.78 (0.64)

  1. Notes. Values are presented as M (SD) for each measure. State math anxiety was measured with the 1-item version (SMA-1) before and after the arithmetic task.
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