Mathematics Self-efficacy, Self-concept and Anxiety Among 9th Grade Students in Latvia

AbstractThe study aims to explore the level of Latvian 9th grade students mathematics self-efficacy, self-concept and anxiety, to discover the possible interconnections between these parameters and socio-demographic indicators of students. The scales measuring mathematics self-efficacy, self-concept and anxiety consisted of 33 four-point. Like type items. The 9th grade students (N=3077) were divided into two clusters: 1) students with positive mathematical self: higher mathematics self-efficacy and self-concept and lower anxiety (n=1482) and 2) students with negative mathematical self: lower mathematics self-efficacy and self-concept and higher anxiety (n=1423). Boys have more positive mathematical self than girls and students who come from bigger cities and towns have more negative mathematical self than those from rural areas