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Norms and validation of the online and paper-and-pencil versions of the Abbreviated Math Anxiety Scale (AMAS) for Polish adolescents and adults

Author(s) / Creator(s)

Cipora, Krzysztof
Willmes, Klaus
Szwarc, Adrianna
Nuerk, Hans-Christoph

Abstract / Description

The Abbreviated Math Anxiety Scale (AMAS) is one of the most popular instruments measuring math anxiety (MA). It has been validated across several linguistic and cultural contexts. In this study, we investigated the extent of administration method invariance of the AMAS by comparing results (average scores, reliabilities, factorial structure) obtained online with those from paper-and-pencil. We administered the online version of the AMAS to Polish students. Results indicate that psychometric properties of the AMAS do not differ between online and paper-and-pencil administration. Additionally, average scores of the AMAS did not differ considerably between administration forms, contrary to previous results showing that computerized measurement of MA leads to higher scores. Therefore, our results provide evidence for the usefulness of the AMAS as a reliable and valid MA measurement tool for online research and online screening purposes across cultures and also large similarity between administration forms outside an American-English linguistic and cultural context. Finally, we provide percentile and standard norms for the AMAS for adolescents and adults (in the latter case for both online and paper-and-pencil administration) as well as critical differences for the comparison of both subscales in an individual participant for practical diagnostic purposes.

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math anxiety Abbreviated Math Anxiety Scale online survey validation norms

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Date of first publication

2018-01-30

Journal title

Journal of Numerical Cognition

Volume

3

Issue

3

Page numbers

667–693

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PsychOpen GOLD

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publishedVersion

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peerReviewed

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Cipora, K., Willmes, K., Szwarc, A., & Nuerk, H.-C. (2018). Norms and validation of the online and paper-and-pencil versions of the Abbreviated Math Anxiety Scale (AMAS) for Polish adolescents and adults. Journal of Numerical Cognition, 3(3), 667–693. https://doi.org/10.5964/jnc.v3i3.121
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Cipora, Krzysztof
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Willmes, Klaus
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Szwarc, Adrianna
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Nuerk, Hans-Christoph
  • PsychArchives acquisition timestamp
    2018-11-21T11:42:50Z
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    2018-11-21T11:42:50Z
  • Date of first publication
    2018-01-30
  • Abstract / Description
    The Abbreviated Math Anxiety Scale (AMAS) is one of the most popular instruments measuring math anxiety (MA). It has been validated across several linguistic and cultural contexts. In this study, we investigated the extent of administration method invariance of the AMAS by comparing results (average scores, reliabilities, factorial structure) obtained online with those from paper-and-pencil. We administered the online version of the AMAS to Polish students. Results indicate that psychometric properties of the AMAS do not differ between online and paper-and-pencil administration. Additionally, average scores of the AMAS did not differ considerably between administration forms, contrary to previous results showing that computerized measurement of MA leads to higher scores. Therefore, our results provide evidence for the usefulness of the AMAS as a reliable and valid MA measurement tool for online research and online screening purposes across cultures and also large similarity between administration forms outside an American-English linguistic and cultural context. Finally, we provide percentile and standard norms for the AMAS for adolescents and adults (in the latter case for both online and paper-and-pencil administration) as well as critical differences for the comparison of both subscales in an individual participant for practical diagnostic purposes.
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  • Publication status
    publishedVersion
  • Review status
    peerReviewed
  • Citation
    Cipora, K., Willmes, K., Szwarc, A., & Nuerk, H.-C. (2018). Norms and validation of the online and paper-and-pencil versions of the Abbreviated Math Anxiety Scale (AMAS) for Polish adolescents and adults. Journal of Numerical Cognition, 3(3), 667–693. https://doi.org/10.5964/jnc.v3i3.121
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  • ISSN
    2363-8761
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/1274
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.1466
  • Language of content
    eng
  • Publisher
    PsychOpen GOLD
  • Is version of
    https://doi.org/10.5964/jnc.v3i3.121
  • Keyword(s)
    math anxiety
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  • Keyword(s)
    Abbreviated Math Anxiety Scale
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  • Keyword(s)
    online survey
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  • Keyword(s)
    validation
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  • Keyword(s)
    norms
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  • Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)
    150
  • Title
    Norms and validation of the online and paper-and-pencil versions of the Abbreviated Math Anxiety Scale (AMAS) for Polish adolescents and adults
    en_US
  • DRO type
    article
  • Issue
    3
  • Journal title
    Journal of Numerical Cognition
  • Page numbers
    667–693
  • Volume
    3
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