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Table 1 Descriptive statistics

From: Math anxiety affects career choices during development

 

Math anxiety

Career choice

Female M(SD)

Male M(SD)

All M(SD)

Female M(SD)

Male M(SD)

All M(SD)

[Score range]

[Score range]

[Score range]

[Score range]

[Score range]

[Score range]

Primary school (N = 87, 48 females)

23.25 (7.13)

20.18 (7.99)

22.18 (7.58)

4.31 (1.85)

5.49 (2.20)

4.84 (2.09)

[9–39]

[9–40]

[9–40]

[1.41–9.34]

[1.64–9.22]

[1.41–9.34]

High school (N = 107, 61 females)

27.65 (7.32)

26.82 (8.09)

27.29 (7.63)

6.81 (1.24)

7.34 (1.39)

7.04 (1.33)

[9–40]

[9–45]

[9–45]

[4.50–8.68]

[4.50–8.68]

[4.50–8.68]

University (N = 100, 53 females)

26.32 (8.96)

21.81 (7.82)

24.20 (8.71)

5.81 (2.26)

6.27 (2.23)

6.03 (2.24)

[11–43]

[9–37]

[9–43]

[2.70–8.76]

[2.70–8.70]

[2.70–8.86]

All (N = 294, 162 females)

25.91 (8.01)

23.27 (8.33)

24.73 (8.24)

5.74 (2.06)

6.41 (2.09)

6.04 (2.10)

[9–43]

[9–45]

[9–45]

[1.41–9.34]

[1.64–9.22]

[1.41–9.34]