Di Lonardo Burr, S.M. and LeFevre, J.-A. (2020) Confidence is key: unlocking the relations between ADHD symptoms and math performance. Learning and Individual Differences, 77. 101808. ISSN 1041-6080
Abstract
Are ADHD symptoms uniquely related to affect about mathematics in university students? Undergraduates (n = 425) completed three math performance measures (i.e., arithmetic, computational skills, and word problem solving) and self-report measures of ADHD symptoms, state anxiety, and confidence about math and literacy (i.e., affect and perceived self-efficacy). Students who reported more ADHD symptoms were less confident in both their mathematics and literacy skills. ADHD symptoms were indirectly linked to math performance through math confidence. People who reported more ADHD symptoms were anxious before starting the study, but this anxiety level remained constant. In contrast, people with lower math confidence had higher levels of state anxiety, and this level of anxiety increased during the study. In summary, ADHD symptoms were related to academic confidence in general; links with math performance were mediated through math confidence. There was no evidence for a specific link between attentional symptoms and mathematics.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2019 Elsevier Inc. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Learning and Individual Differences. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. Article available under the terms of the CC-BY-NC-ND licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
Keywords: | ADHD; Adults; Math anxiety; Math performance; Academic confidence |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > Department of Psychology (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 07 Dec 2023 14:51 |
Last Modified: | 07 Dec 2023 14:52 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier BV |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.lindif.2019.101808 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:206225 |
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