Norms and validation of the online and paper-and-pencil versions of the Abbreviated Math Anxiety Scale (AMAS) for Polish adolescents and adults

The Abbreviated Math Anxiety Scale (AMAS) is one of the most popular instruments measuring math anxiety (MA). It has been validated across several linguistic and cultural contexts. In this study, we investigated the extent of administration method invariance of the AMAS by comparing results (average scores, reliabilities, factorial structure) obtained online with those from paper-and-pencil. We administered the online version of the AMAS to Polish students. Results indicate that psychometric properties of the AMAS do not differ between online and paper-and-pencil administration. Additionally, average scores of the AMAS did not differ considerably between administration forms, contrary to previous results showing that computerized measurement of MA leads to higher scores. Therefore, our results provide evidence for the usefulness of the AMAS as a reliable and valid MA measurement tool for online research and online screening purposes across cultures and also large similarity between administration forms outside an American-English linguistic and cultural context. Finally, we provide percentile and standard norms for the AMAS for adolescents and adults (in the latter case for both online and paper-and-pencil administration) as well as critical differences for the comparison of both subscales in an individual participant for practical diagnostic purposes.

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The Journalistic Representations of Saudi Women in the Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA): A Corpus Critical Discourse Analysis

International Journal of English Linguistics ◽

10.5539/ijel.v9n6p320 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (6) ◽

pp. 320

Author(s):

Waheed M. A. Altohami ◽

Amir H. Y. Salama

Keyword(s):

Discourse Analysis ◽

Critical Discourse Analysis ◽

Cultural Context ◽

American English ◽

Critical Discourse ◽

Context Model ◽

Specific Context ◽

Social Actors ◽

Discursive Strategies ◽

Saudi Women

This paper is a corpus critical discourse analysis of the journalistic representations of Saudi women as they appear in the Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA) (Davies, 2008). It follows a sociocognitive approach (van Dijk, 2008) to explore the thematic foci discussing issues related to Saudi women and to discuss the discursive strategies implemented to propagate such issues. The study has reached four findings. First, the thematic foci related to Saudi women are textually and referentially coherent as they were meant to provide a grand narrative underlying a specific context model. Second, Saudi women are negatively represented as no social roles are ascribed to them throughout the corpus. Third, different social actors are also represented alongside Saudi women to put them in a wider socio-cultural context to aggravate their problems. Finally, the most effective discursive strategies which mediated the running context model included victimization, categorization, stereotyping, normalization, and exaggeration.

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Investigating the Prevalence of Mathematics Anxiety and its Relationship to Gender Among Grade 7 Students in Jamaica

Journal of Education and Development in the Caribbean ◽

10.46425/j219026323 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 19 (2) ◽

pp. 48-100

Author(s):

Lois George ◽

Damiel Dowdie

Keyword(s):

High Schools ◽

Survey Research ◽

Mathematics Anxiety ◽

Math Anxiety ◽

Research Study ◽

Additional Research ◽

Anxiety Scale ◽

Descriptive Statistics ◽

Quantitative Survey ◽

Males And Females

This paper presents findings from a quantitative, survey research study that investigated the prevalence of mathematics anxiety (MA) in two Grade 7 cohorts and how students’ MA compared by gender. The research sample consisted of 467 Grade 7 students (276 females and 186 males) from two high schools in Jamaica. The data were collected using the Modified Abbreviated Math Anxiety Scale (mAMAS) and analyzed using descriptive statistics and a Mann-Whitney U test. The results showed that students experienced a range of MA (Low, Slight, Moderate, and High). Most students experienced Slight MA and 7.5% of the students reported High MA. Another key finding was that the MA distributions for males and females were not statistically significant. Considering the relatively high percentage of students who reported high MA, additional research involving more schools relating to prevalence of MA is warranted.

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Abbreviated Math Anxiety Scale--Polish Version

PsycTESTS Dataset ◽

10.1037/t52659-000 ◽

2015 ◽

Author(s):

Krzysztof Cipora ◽

Monika Szczygiel ◽

Klaus Willmes ◽

Hans-Christoph Nuerk

Keyword(s):

Math Anxiety ◽

Anxiety Scale ◽

Polish Version

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Psychometric properties of the Abbreviated Math Anxiety Scale (AMAS) in Italian primary school children

Learning and Individual Differences ◽

10.1016/j.lindif.2017.03.006 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 55 ◽

pp. 174-182 ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

Sara Caviola ◽

Caterina Primi ◽

Francesca Chiesi ◽

Irene C. Mammarella

Keyword(s):

Primary School ◽

Psychometric Properties ◽

School Children ◽

Math Anxiety ◽

Anxiety Scale ◽

Primary School Children

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OPTIMISM AND PESSIMISM IN KUWAITI AND OMANI UNDERGRADUATES

Social Behavior and Personality An International Journal ◽

10.2224/sbp.2008.36.4.503 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 36 (4) ◽

pp. 503-518

Author(s):

Bader M. Alansari ◽

Ali M. Kazem

Keyword(s):

Cultural Differences ◽

Beck Depression Inventory ◽

Internal Consistency ◽

Convergent Validity ◽

Anxiety Scale ◽

Factorial Structure ◽

Kuwait University ◽

Good Internal Consistency ◽

The Mean

In this study we investigated cultural differences and correlates of optimism and pessimism in Kuwaiti (n = 600) and Omani (n = 600) undergraduates. All respondents completed the Arabic Scale of Optimism and Pessimism (ASOP; Abdel-Khalek & Alansari, 1995), the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II; Beck, Steer, & Brown, 1996), and the Kuwait University Anxiety Scale (KUAS; Abdel-Khalek, 2000). The ASOP displayed good internal consistency, a meaningful factorial structure and interpretable factors in both countries. It was found that optimism correlated negatively with the above scales, while the correlations of pessimism were positive, indicating the convergent validity of the ASOP. The Kuwaiti mean score on optimism was significantly lower than the mean of their Omani counterparts, and no significant cultural differences were found for pessimism.

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Validation of the Social Interaction Anxiety Scale in scleroderma: a Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network Cohort study

Journal of Scleroderma and Related Disorders ◽

10.5301/jsrd.5000264 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 98-105 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Shadi Gholizadeh ◽

Linda Kwakkenbos ◽

Marie-Eve Carrier ◽

Sarah D. Mills ◽

Rina S. Fox ◽

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Keyword(s):

Social Interaction ◽

Factor Structure ◽

Internal Consistency ◽

Anxiety Scale ◽

Measurement Tool ◽

Diffuse Disease ◽

The Social ◽

Social Interaction Anxiety ◽

Social Interaction Anxiety Scale ◽

Interaction Anxiety

Introduction: Individuals with visible differences due to medical conditions, such as systemic sclerosis (SSc; scleroderma), have reported difficulty navigating social situations because of issues such as staring, invasive questions, and rude comments. Fears or anxiety linked to situations in which a person interacts with others is known as social interaction anxiety. However, there exists no validated measurement tool to examine social interaction anxiety in rheumatologic conditions. Methods: The present study examines the reliability (internal consistency) and validity (structural and convergent) of the Social Interaction Anxiety Scale-6 (SIAS-6) in a sample of 802 individuals with SSc, and compares these psychometric properties across limited and diffuse subtypes of the disease. Multi-group confirmatory factor analysis was used to examine the factor structure of the SIAS-6 in patients with both limited and diffuse SSc. Results: A one-factor structure was found to fit well for individuals with SSc with both limited and diffuse disease. The measure demonstrated strong internal consistency reliability and convergent validity with relevant measures in expected magnitudes and directions. Conclusions: The SIAS-6 is a psychometrically robust measure that can confidently be used in SSc populations to examine social interaction anxiety. Moreover, scores can meaningfully be compared between patients with limited and diffuse disease.

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