Negative cross-domain relations between math and L1 motivation were far more prevalent among girls than boys¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · associational r2 · q2 · i2 medium
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Subclaims¶

q2 i2 Among girls, initial math self-concept was negatively related to L1 self-concept development (r = –.25) and L1 interest development (r = –.28), with further negative cross-domain correlations between intercepts and slopes in both directions. → Anna Widlund 2023 q2 i2 Among boys, the only significant cross-domain relation was a negative correlation between Grade 7 math interest and L1 interest development (r = –0.29). → Anna Widlund 2023 (2)

Evidence¶

Anna Widlund 2023¶

Anna Widlund, Markku Niemivirta, Heta Tuominen, Johan Korhonen. (2023). Growth Trajectories of Self-Concept and Interest in Mathematics and Language – Individual Differences and Cross-Domain Relations. Preprint version 1. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5563-5044

q2 · i2 · associational · r2

Multi-group growth model correlations among girls: "their seventh-grade mathematics self-concept was negatively correlated with the development of both L1 self-concept (r = –.25, p = 0.002) and interest (r = –.28, p = 0.005)"; the printed effect size r = –.25 is small-to-moderate, with further negative relations r = –.24, –.29, –.25.

"Concerning girls, cross-domain relations revealed that their seventh-grade mathematics self-concept was negatively correlated with the development of both L1 self-concept (r = –.25, p = 0.002) and interest (r = –.28, p = 0.005)."

Anna Widlund 2023 (2)¶

Anna Widlund, Markku Niemivirta, Heta Tuominen, Johan Korhonen. (2023). Growth Trajectories of Self-Concept and Interest in Mathematics and Language – Individual Differences and Cross-Domain Relations. Preprint version 1. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5563-5044

q2 · i2 · associational · r2

Multi-group growth model correlations among boys: "only one significant cross-domain relation was detected among boys", with the printed effect size r = –0.29 (p = .001), between Grade 7 math interest and L1 interest slope.

"only one significant cross-domain relation was detected among boys: their seventh-grade mathematics interest (i.e., intercept) was negatively related to their L1 interest development (i.e., linear slope, r = –0.29, p = .001)"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Girls started lower in math self-concept and interest than boys, and the L1 self-concept gender gap widened over Grades 7–9 — related
• Math self-concept declined then leveled off (U-shaped), L1 self-concept declined slightly, math interest declined while L1 interest increased across Grades 7–9 — related
• Adolescents' math and L1 self-concept and interest development across Grades 7–9 is best described by a single homogeneous trajectory profile — related