Department of Educational Foundations and Leadership, The University of Akron, USA.
J Adolesc. 2018 Aug;67:158-166. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2018.06.010. Epub 2018 Jul 2.
The purpose of this study was to determine if there were distinct developmental trajectories of math anxiety during adolescence and if these trajectories predicted later STEM career choice. The study also evaluated whether the trajectories varied in relation to gender and race/ethnicity. Data were drawn from Longitudinal Study of American Youth-younger cohort that consisted of 3116 nationally representative sample of 7th grade students (48% Female, 70% European American) that were followed for 7 years. The results revealed four heterogeneous math anxiety trajectory groups: consistently low (34.68%), decreasing (23.72%), increasing (21.90%), and consistently high (20.12%). Trajectories varied with regard to race/ethnicity but not gender. Membership in consistently low or decreasing trajectory predicted later STEM career choice. The findings suggest that preventive interventions may benefit from targeting math anxiety during adolescence.
本研究旨在确定青少年时期的数学焦虑是否存在明显的发展轨迹，以及这些轨迹是否预测了以后的 STEM 职业选择。该研究还评估了轨迹是否因性别和种族/民族而异。数据来自美国青少年纵向研究-年轻队列，该队列由 3116 名具有全国代表性的 7 年级学生（48%女性，70%欧洲裔美国人）组成，对他们进行了 7 年的跟踪调查。结果显示，数学焦虑有四种异质轨迹组：始终较低（34.68%）、逐渐降低（23.72%）、逐渐升高（21.90%）和始终较高（20.12%）。轨迹因种族/民族而异，但与性别无关。属于始终较低或逐渐降低轨迹的人更有可能选择以后从事 STEM 职业。研究结果表明，预防干预措施可能受益于在青少年时期针对数学焦虑。
