Latent profile analysis of 12-year-old twins identifies five distinct profiles of math achievement, numerosity, and math anxiety¶

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q3 i? Latent profile analysis of math achievement, numerosity, and math anxiety measures yielded five groupings of children with similar patterns of performance. → Hart 2015

Evidence¶

Hart 2015¶

Hart, Sara A.; Logan, Jessica A.R.; Thompson, Lee; Kovas, Yulia; McLoughlin, Gráinne; & Petrill, Stephen A. (2015). A latent profile analysis of math achievement, numerosity, and math anxiety in twins. Journal of Educational Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000045

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Latent profile analysis was applied to z-scored, residualized scores from 264 twin pairs (ages approximately 12) on Calculation, Applied Problems, Dots Task, Number-line Task, and Math Anxiety; the five-class model was selected for lowest BIC with significant BLRT and highest entropy (.85).

"By using latent profile analysis, this study was able to identify multiple profiles representing different associations of math achievement, numerosity and math anxiety. The results indicated that five groupings of individuals with similar patterns of performance existed in these data."

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