Statistics anxiety in Flanders : exploring its level, antecedents, and performance impact across professional and academic bachelor programs in psychology

The current study focusses on the prevalence of statistics anxiety and the motivation to learn statistics in Flanders (Belgium) and determined to what degree these factors and their interaction relates to statistical performance. For this purpose, the Statistics Anxiety Scale and the Statistics Motivation Scale were translated, validated, and administered in professional and academic bachelor students in psychology. The prevalence of SA in Flanders is comparable to other countries, with professional bachelor students being more anxious to make interpretations compared to academic bachelor stud... Mehr ...