Research Article

Relationships between 9-Year-Olds' Math and Literacy Worries and Academic Abilities

Table 2

Mean worry ratings and problem correctness (and standard deviations) for the math, literacy, and mental rotation tasks as a function of the difficulty and similarity of the to-be-judged problem pairs.

EasyDifficult
SameDifferentSameDifferent

Math problems

1.48 (0.56)1.55 (0.67)1.83 (0.79)1.93 (0.83)
89.22 (11.47)92.96 (10.79)70.69 (22.03)83.19 (13.92)

Literacy problems

1.21 (0.40)1.34 (0.44)1.73 (0.80)1.61 (0.70)
95.98 (8.58)93.97 (6.58)60.78 (18.67)73.85 (15.88)

Mental rotation problems

1.22 (0.35)1.35 (0.51)1.35 (0.46)1.38 (0.46)
88.51 (23.04)86.06 (13.00)79.60 (28.02)81.18 (17.49)