6 Research-Based Tips to Reduce Math Anxiety and Boost Confidence
Published on: Oct. 22, 2025, 11:49 a.m. | Source: Times of India
Feeling intimidated by numbers or equations? You’re not alone. Research on mathematics anxiety — defined as the tension or fear when dealing with math — shows it can seriously block learning. A meta-analysis published in Frontiers in Psychology found a consistent negative link between math anxiety and math performance, meaning the more anxious you feel, the worse you tend to perform. Fortunately, fear of math isn’t permanent. With strategies grounded in science, you can retrain both your brain and emotions to see math not as a threat, but as a skill to be mastered.
