Mathematical anxiety is associated with general rather than specific weakness in attention.

Front Psychol · 2026 · PMC13212463 · PMID 42212014

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approached significancep = 0.05actually significant

Second, the effect of nonverbal MA (math-related negativity) approached significance, F (1, 39) = 3.94, p = 0.05, partial η 2 = 0.09.

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marginally significantno p-value reported

This metric provides a cautious, Bayesian interpretation of p -values, assisting researchers in avoiding the overstatement of marginally significant results.

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