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  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Educational Psychology

Background:

  • Attentional bias, the subtle influence of threatening stimuli on attention, is linked to negative attitudes.
  • Existing research suggests individuals with negative math attitudes exhibit attentional bias towards math stimuli.
  • However, attentional bias in developmental samples and its relation to math anxiety, self-efficacy, and skills remains understudied.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess attentional bias towards math stimuli in fifth and sixth graders.
  • To investigate the relationship between attentional bias, math anxiety, math self-efficacy, and math skills.
  • To understand the role of motivational constructs in attentional bias patterns in children.

Main Methods:

  • A sample of fifth and sixth-grade students participated in the study.
  • Attentional bias was measured using a task involving math versus neutral words.
  • Math anxiety, math self-efficacy, and math skills were assessed concurrently.

Main Results:

  • Children with higher math anxiety and lower math self-efficacy demonstrated avoidance of math stimuli.
  • Math self-efficacy was the most significant predictor of attentional bias scores.
  • Avoidance patterns in attentional bias were strongly linked to motivational factors.

Conclusions:

  • Children experiencing math anxiety and low self-efficacy exhibit attentional avoidance of math-related stimuli.
  • Math self-efficacy plays a crucial role in shaping these attentional avoidance behaviors.
  • These findings highlight how motivational factors and attentional processes influence math attitudes in developing individuals.