Statistical Anxiety in University Students: The Role of Negative Problem Orientation, Worry, and Their Consequences
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| Title: | Statistical Anxiety in University Students: The Role of Negative Problem Orientation, Worry, and Their Consequences |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | José Hernando Ávila-Toscano (ORCID |
| Source: | Statistics Education Research Journal. 2025 24(1). |
| Availability: | International Association for Statistical Education and the International Statistical Institute. PO Box 24070, 2490 AB The Hague, The Netherlands. Tel: +31-70-3375737; Fax: +31-70-3860025; e-mail: isi@cbs.nl; Web site: https://iase-web.org/ojs/SERJ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 21 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Anxiety, College Students, Statistics, Universities, Mathematics Anxiety, Problem Based Learning, Negative Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Personality Traits, Cognitive Processes, Context Effect |
| DOI: | 10.52041/serj.v24i1.705 |
| ISSN: | 1570-1824 1570-1824 |
| Abstract: | Functional models of anxiety based on dispositional variables have gained scientific acceptance. Their application to investigate constructs such as statistical anxiety can facilitate understanding and intervention. This study aimed to estimate whether dispositional variables such as worry and its negative consequences mediated the relationship between negative problem orientation and statistical anxiety among university students. We evaluated survey responses from a sample of 532 students and tested a multiple mediation model. Negative problem orientation indirectly influenced statistical anxiety through the negative consequences of worry. Negative problem orientation predicted worry but did not mediate the effect on statistical anxiety. Cognitive appraisal of the adverse sequelae of worry is a key variable in the manifestations of statistical anxiety in university students. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1465078 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Functional models of anxiety based on dispositional variables have gained scientific acceptance. Their application to investigate constructs such as statistical anxiety can facilitate understanding and intervention. This study aimed to estimate whether dispositional variables such as worry and its negative consequences mediated the relationship between negative problem orientation and statistical anxiety among university students. We evaluated survey responses from a sample of 532 students and tested a multiple mediation model. Negative problem orientation indirectly influenced statistical anxiety through the negative consequences of worry. Negative problem orientation predicted worry but did not mediate the effect on statistical anxiety. Cognitive appraisal of the adverse sequelae of worry is a key variable in the manifestations of statistical anxiety in university students. |
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| ISSN: | 1570-1824 1570-1824 |
| DOI: | 10.52041/serj.v24i1.705 |
