Trait and state mathematics anxiety in autistic and non-autistic school-aged boys.

ABSTRACT: The aim of the study was to investigate mathematics anxiety in autistic school-aged boys compared with non-autistic peers, by considering the distinction between trait and state components of mathematics anxiety. The study involved 110 boys aged between 8 and 16 years old: 50 autistic participants without intellectual disability and 60 non-autistic peers. The two groups were matched for age and full-scale intelligence quotient. Trait mathematics anxiety was assessed with a self-report measure, whereas state components of mathematics anxiety were measured in the context of a real-time assessment, in which participants had to report their emotional (valence, arousal) and cognitive (perception of competence, worries) responses before and after completing a math task with time pressure. Findin

SUBMITTER: Lievore R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12038072 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature