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First-semester math anxiety uniquely predicts a reduction in the proportion of STEM courses students take over four years of university, controlling for math ability and other covariates

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q3 i2 Math anxiety predicted unique variance in % STEM Courses (β = −.325, d = −.637) when controlling for math ability, STEM grades, and covariates. → Daker 2021

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Daker 2021

Daker, R.J., Gattas, S.U., Sokolowski, H.M., Green, A.E., & Lyons, I.M. (2021). First-year students' math anxiety predicts STEM avoidance and underperformance throughout university, independently of math ability. npj Science of Learning 6:17. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-021-00095-7

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Multiple regression on transcript data from 183 first-semester students tracked four years; Math Anxiety uniquely predicted % STEM Courses with "β = −.325, t(174) = −4.20, p = 4E − 5, Cohen’s d = −.637". A 1 SD increase in Math Anxiety corresponded to a 10.9% reduction in proportion of STEM courses.

"when controlling for one another and for relevant cognitive, affective, and academic measures, Math Anxiety robustly predicted unique variance in % STEM Courses ( β = −.325, t(174) = −4.20, p = 4E − 5, Cohen’s d = −.637)"

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