Academic anxiety and cognitive reflection in neurodivergence based on evidence from a large international sample.

ABSTRACT: Anxiety is commonly experienced by neurodivergent individuals participating in higher education, related to both cognitive performance and academic achievement. Whereas certain anxieties in neurodivergence (e.g., social and general anxiety) have received more attention, scant research has considered mathematics and statistics anxiety. In this study, 1383 university students (679 neurotypical, 704 neurodivergent individuals)-matched on age, gender, education level, and country of origin-completed measures assessing various types of academic-related anxiety, attitudes toward mathematics, self-efficacy, and cognitive reflection. Results showed that neurodivergent students exhibited higher anxiety levels across measures, including mathematics and statistics anxiety. However, only cognitive and

SUBMITTER: Mahak S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12559732 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature