The More Anxious, the More Dependent? The Impact of Math Anxiety on AI‐Assisted Problem‐Solving

• Published in: Psychology in the schools Vol. 62; no. 8; pp. 2685 - 2701
• Main Authors: Chen, Feng, Chen, Jihe, Xu, Yanying
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.08.2025
• Subjects: Anxiety; Artificial intelligence; emotional support; Family Involvement; Family relations; Family support; High School Students; Influence of Technology; Intention; math Anxiety; Mathematical Applications; Mathematics; Mathematics anxiety; Mathematics Education; Mental health; Perceived social support; Policy making; Problem Solving; Secondary School Mathematics; Secondary school students; Secondary schools; Social support; Stimulus; Students; Teachers; Technology; technology‐Assisted Problem Solving

ABSTRACT Although the use of AI technology driven by anxiety has become increasingly common, research on the relationship between high school students' math anxiety and their intention to use AI for problem‐solving remains limited. This study, grounded in the Stimulus‐Organism‐Response (SOR) mo...