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Table 7 Demographic characteristics of participants in cognitive interviews

From: Quantifying fear of failure in STEM: modifying and evaluating the Performance Failure Appraisal Inventory (PFAI) for use with STEM undergraduates

Student1

Gender

Age

Class standing

Major

Race

STEM anxiety (0–10)

CE

Male

21–23

4th Year

Chemistry

White or Caucasian

4

DQ

Male

18–20

4th Year

Biology

White or Caucasian

1

HS

Female

18–20

3rd Year

Integrative Physiology; Language Sciences

White or Caucasian

3

HA

Male

18–20

2nd Year

Chemistry; Psychology

Asian

4

LF

Female

21–23

4th Year

Nuclear Medicine

American Indian or Native Hawaiian; Black or African American

10

MZ

Female

21–23

4th Year

Engineering

Black or African American

6

MB

Female

21–23

4th Year

Psychology

Asian

9

PO

Male

18–20

3rd Year

Biology

American Indian or Native Hawaiian; Black or African American

8

PW

Male

18–20

3rd Year

Chemistry

Black or African American

9

UN

Female

18–20

3rd Year

Chemistry

White or Caucasian

6

VH

Female

21–23

4th Year

Engineering Management

Black or African American

4

  1. 1Student pseudonym initials follow quotes from cognitive interviews