Anxiety as a mediator between preservice teachers attitudes toward mathematics teaching and their self-efficacy beliefs
Yazarlar (2)
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Murat BAŞ Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Makale Türü Açık Erişim Özgün Makale (SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale)
Dergi Adı Frontiers in Psychology (Q1)
Dergi ISSN 1664-1078 Dergi Bilgileri (2026)
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SSCI
Makale Dili Türkçe Basım Tarihi 04-2026
Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa 17 / 0 / 1746400–0 DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1746400
Makale Linki https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1746400
UAK Araştırma Alanları
Matematik Eğitimi
Özet
This study examined the complex relationship between primary school preservice teachers' attitudes toward mathematics teaching and their self-efficacy beliefs, specifically investigating the mediating role of mathematics teaching anxiety. Adopting a quantitative, correlational survey design, data were collected from 360 preservice teachers studying at six universities in Türkiye using a maximum variation sampling strategy. The "Mathematics Teaching Anxiety Scale," "Attitude Scale Towards Mathematics Teaching," and "Mathematics Teaching Self-Efficacy Beliefs Scale" were utilized for data collection, with all analyses conducted using Jamovi statistical software. The findings revealed a positive, significant relationship between preservice teachers' attitudes toward mathematics teaching and their self-efficacy perceptions. Conversely, there was a negative, significant relationship between attitudes and anxiety ...
Anahtar Kelimeler