Math makes girls more anxious than boys

Monday, July 9, 2012 - 15:00 in Psychology & Sociology

There's a name for the sweaty palms and feelings of dread a certain subject can induce in its students: Mathematics anxiety. A new English study has found that girls suffer from mathematics anxiety more than boys, confirming some previous research.

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