Volume : VIII, Issue : III, March - 2019

Socio-demographic factors and mathematics anxiety among adolescents

Sameeta Ng, Romila Thoudam, N K Premika

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Background and objectives: The aim of the present study was to find out the relationship between levels of mathematics anxiety and socio–demographic variables among adolescents. Methods: The sample size consists of 160 students 80 each from both male and female. Students within the age group of 14 to 16 years studying in IX and X standard and who were able to give the assent for participating in the study were selected through stratified random sampling method. Semi–structure proforma was used for collecting the socio–demographic profiles of the participants and Mathematics Anxiety Rating Scale– India (MARS–I) was used for measuring the mathematics anxiety of the adolescence. Results: The finding of the study showed significant difference in gender (p–value=0.001) and educational qualification (p–value=0.017) with respect to math anxiety. However, other socio–demographic factors such as religion, type of school management, family type and place of residence do not have any statistical significance. Conclusion: The present study concluded that socio–demographic factors contribute mathematics anxiety among school going adolescents. Female adolescents have higher mathematics anxiety than the male counterpart. Adolescents who are studying in class IX have higher mathematics anxiety than class X students. Thus preventive measures and coping strategies could be used more often in order to reduce mathematics anxiety.

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SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS AND MATHEMATICS ANXIETY AMONG ADOLESCENTS, Sameeta Ng, Romila Thoudam, N K Premika INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-3 | March-2019

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