The effect of math self-concept and self-efficacy on the math achievement of sixth-grade primary school students: the mediating role of math anxiety

• Main Authors: Ruijia, Zuo, Talib, Othman, Burhanuddin, Nur Aimi Nasuha, Wenling, Li
• Format: Article
• Published: Human Resource Management Academic Research Society 2022
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/103514/; https://hrmars.com/index.php/IJARPED/article/view/14721/The-Effect-of-Math-Self-Concept-and-Self-Efficacy-on-the-Math-Achievement-of-Sixth-Grade-Primary-School-Students-The-Mediating-Role-of-Math-Anxiety
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

The relationship between math self-concept, self-efficacy, math anxiety, and math achievement was investigated using 450 sixth-grade students in Sichuan Province, China as subjects. The results showed that: math self-concept and self-efficacy positively predicted students’ math achievement, and math anxiety negatively predicted students’ math achievement. Mathematics anxiety played a partial mediating role in the relationship between mathematics self-concept and mathematics achievement, mathematics self-efficacy, and mathematics achievement. Mathematical self-efficacy and math anxiety played a mediating chain role in the relationship between math self-concept and math achievement. To improve students' math achievement, it is necessary to pay attention to the positive significance of math self-concept and self-efficacy and reduce the adverse effects of math anxiety.