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ArticleInternational journal of psychology : Journal international de psychologie2025

The Abbreviated Math Anxiety Scale (AMAS): Applicability and Utility in a Sample of Japanese Elementary School Children.

Yoshifumi Ikeda, Yosuke Kita, Riko Takagi, Kento Suzuki, Irene Cristina Mammarella, Sara Caviola, Silvia Lanfranchi, Francesca Pulina, David Giofrè

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Yoshifumi IkedaDepartment of Special Needs Education, Tokyo Gakugei University, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3128-0191
Yosuke KitaFaculty of Letters, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3978-0126
Riko TakagiGraduate School of Education, Joetsu University of Education, Niigata, Japan.
Kento SuzukiGraduate School of Education, Joetsu University of Education, Niigata, Japan.
Irene Cristina MammarellaDepartment of Developmental and Social Psychology, University of Padua, Padova, Italy.
Sara CaviolaDepartment of Developmental and Social Psychology, University of Padua, Padova, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4556-3179
Silvia LanfranchiDepartment of Developmental and Social Psychology, University of Padua, Padova, Italy.
Francesca PulinaDepartment of Developmental and Social Psychology, University of Padua, Padova, Italy.
David GiofrèDisfor, University of Genoa, Genova, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1992-6271

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Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 20K14048Japan Society for the Promotion of Science FY2022
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Abstract

Math anxiety negatively affects math performance and future career choices in math-related fields. Various tools assess math anxiety, but the Abbreviated Math Anxiety Scale (AMAS) is noteworthy for its ease of administration and good psychometric properties. This study evaluates the AMAS's applicability and utility in a sample of approximately 170 Japanese elementary-school children. Findings indicate that the Japanese version of the AMAS has very good internal consistency, good test-retest reliability and validity, both convergent and concurrent. Results from a multigroup analysis showed that the scale shows no gender bias, although girls scored higher on the AMAS despite similar performance to boys on a standardised math test. These findings highlight the AMAS's potential as a screening tool for math anxiety in young children.

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AnxietyMathematicsChildEast Asian PeopleFemaleHumansJapanMalePsychometricsReproducibility of Resultsanxietyelementary‐school childrengeneral anxietymath anxietymathematical achievementmathematics assessment

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