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Jingu Kim1, Yun-Jeong Shin2, Daeun Park3
1Radboud University, 6525 XZ Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Busan National University of Education, Yeonje-gu, Busan 47503, South Korea.
Abstract:
Regardless of age, math anxiety (i.e., adverse affective reactions in situations involving math) is associated with lower math achievement. Previous studies have investigated the role of adult figures (e.g., parents, teachers) in the development of children's math anxiety. However, given the importance of peer relationships during adolescence, we examined friendship selection and social influence on children's math anxiety using longitudinal peer network analyses. Throughout the academic semester, we found that children became more similar to their peers in math anxiety levels but did not form new peer networks based on their levels of math anxiety. These findings highlight the importance of peers' emotional reactions to math, which could influence future academic achievement and career aspirations considerably.
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