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Unlocking the Potential: Exploring Attitudes, Anxiety, and Academic Performance in Mathematics and Statistics

Mathematics and statistical skills are crucial to daily life. However, many students found mathematics difficult to learn and understand. This research aimed to find relationships between mathematics and statistical attitudes and emotional dimensions, such as anxiety or self-efficacy. The sample consisted of two groups: the first group was formed by 276 Spanish students (75.7% female with an average age of 19.92 years) from different degrees at the University of Granada and the second one by agroup of 19 secondary school students from of a Secondary School in Granada, Spain (57.9% male students between 14 and 16 years of age from a public school). The instruments applied were a scale of attitude toward mathematics, a scale of attitude toward statistics, a scale to assess mathematical anxiety, and a scale to assess self-efficacy. An artificial neural network for the backpropagation algorithm was designed using dependent variable. The results showed a negative impact of anxiety on those attitudes, while self-efficacy had a positive impact on those mentioned attitudes. Therefore, emotional education is important in the well-being, and teaching in mathematics. The usefulness of the innovative neural network analysis in predicting the constructs evaluated in this study can be highlighted.

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Ask the doctor: My daughter is unwell a lot but nothing is ever found. The GP says she has health anxiety. How can I help?

Question: My daughter seems to have all these health problems but when she goes to the GP, she feels she isn’t being listened to. She was always a bright and happy girl but since she hit her mid-30s and everyone else moved on and got married, she started getting pains and despite numerous tests and scans, nothing has shown up. She told me that the GP thinks she is imagining it and that she has health anxiety. Can you explain what this is to me? And what can I do to help?

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Strategies to Conquer Anxiety After Failure: 10 Powerful Approaches for Overcoming Setbacks

Failure is something we all encounter. How we respond to it shapes our personal growth and resilience. By applying good strategies, you can effectively reduce anxiety and seize the growth opportunities that failure offers.

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Conquer Relationship OCD Fears: Embrace Freedom and Peace of Mind

Relationship obsessive-compulsive disorder (ROCD) is a form of OCD where individuals have intrusive thoughts and compulsions related to their relationship. People with ROCD experience distressing doubts, anxiety, shame, or urgency. They respond by engaging in compulsive behaviours or mental acts to ease their distress and doubts. Practising exposure and response prevention enables effective coping and

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Changing Concepts: Anxiety and Depression

Source: Google NewsA study exploring “concept creep” suggests that, with increased mental health awareness following the COVID-19 pandemic, the concepts of “anxiety” and “depression” are broadening. The study found that these terms have taken on more severe connotations over time, perhaps due to links with illness-related terms such as “disorder” and “symptom.” While raising awareness is crucial, the study warns of potential risks of over-pathologizing everyday…

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