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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 248-285 |
| Number of pages | 38 |
| Journal | International Journal of Educational Psychology |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - 24 Feb 2018 |
Abstract
Current instruments for assessing university students’ statistics anxiety prevailingly emphasize the affective construct component. In order to unfold the construct in a more exhaustive and differentiated manner, a scale for measuring university students’ worry, avoidance, and emotionality cognitions was developed. In two samples of education science majors the present pilot study aimed at analyzing the scale’s psychometric properties and at gaining preliminary validation results. Principal component analyses led to the formation of a unidimensional scale which appeared to be sufficiently reliable. Its relations to domain-specific self-belief and background variables turned out as theoretically expected – thus, for the time being the scale should claim criterion validity.
Keywords
- And emotionality cognitions, Avoidance, Preliminary validation results, Psychometric analysis, Scale development, Statistics anxiety, Worry
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Sciences(all)
- Education
- Psychology(all)
- Developmental and Educational Psychology
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In: International Journal of Educational Psychology, Vol. 7, No. 3, 24.02.2018, p. 248-285.
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