Age group significantly but weakly moderates the math anxiety–performance link (children r = −.31 vs adults r = −.25)¶

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q4 i2 Age group is a significant moderator: the correlation is r = −.31 in children and r = −.25 in adults, a very limited difference. → Caviola 2022

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Caviola 2022¶

Caviola, S., Toffalini, E., Giofrè, D., Mercader Ruiz, J., Szűcs, D., & Mammarella, I. C. (2022). Math Performance and Academic Anxiety Forms, from Sociodemographic to Cognitive Aspects: a Meta-analysis on 906,311 Participants. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-021-09618-5

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Moderation analysis of age group (Table 2: χ2 = 3.95, p = .047) comparing children (162 samples) and adults (38 samples). The correlation was "r = − .31" in children versus r = −.25 in adults.

"The estimated relationship differs to a very limited extent between children,r = − .31 [− .33, − .28; p < .001], and adults, r = − .25 [− .29, − .21; p < .001]"

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