Mathematics Anxiety, Engagement, Burnout, and Parental Academic Pressure and Support: A Latent Profile Analysis of Adolescents

Muhammed Celal Uras

doi:10.63612/ijesp.1950753

Mathematics Anxiety, Engagement, Burnout, and Parental Academic Pressure and Support: A Latent Profile Analysis of Adolescents

Abstract

Cognitive, emotional, motivational, and contextual factors shape mathematics-related difficulties during adolescence. Previous research has generally examined mathematics engagement, mathematics anxiety, school burnout, parental academic pressure and support, and 21st-century skills as separate constructs. Less is known about how these characteristics are organized within distinct student subgroups. The present utilized latent profile analysis (LPA) to identify distinct mathematics-related profiles among adolescents. Moreoveri it examined whether mathematics achievement, 21st-century skills, age, and gender predicted profile membership. 556 middle school students enrolled in the study using a convenience sample method (312 female; grades 5–8; Mage = 12.39, SD = 1.12).. Five instruments measured engagement, anxiety, burnout, parental academic pressure and support, and 21st-century skills. Multinomial logistic regression was used to examine the predictors of profile membership. Four distinct profiles emerged. The Engaged Profile (33.1%) showed high engagement and low emotional strain. The Burnout-Pressured Profile (16.9%) showed high anxiety, burnout, and parental pressure. The Anxious-Supported Profile (19.5%) combined elevated anxiety with relatively preserved engagement and support. The Disengaged Profile (30.5%) was mainly marked by low engagement and lower perceived support. Mathematics achievement and 21st-century skills significantly predicted profile membership, whereas age and gender did not. Stronger 21st-century skills were associated with a lower likelihood of membership in less-adaptive profiles, suggesting a protective role in adolescents' mathematics-related adjustment. These findings highlight the value of a person-centered approach for informing profile-sensitive support practices in mathematics education.

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Ethical Statement

Research was carried out with the approval of Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen University Ethics Commission numbered 220.

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Muhammed Celal Uras ^*
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Uras, M. C. (2026). Mathematics Anxiety, Engagement, Burnout, and Parental Academic Pressure and Support: A Latent Profile Analysis of Adolescents. International Journal of Educational Studies and Policy, Advanced Online Publication, 429-448. https://doi.org/10.63612/ijesp.1950753

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1.Uras MC. Mathematics Anxiety, Engagement, Burnout, and Parental Academic Pressure and Support: A Latent Profile Analysis of Adolescents. IJESP. 2026;(Advanced Online Publication):429-448. doi:10.63612/ijesp.1950753

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Uras, Muhammed Celal. 2026. “Mathematics Anxiety, Engagement, Burnout, and Parental Academic Pressure and Support: A Latent Profile Analysis of Adolescents”. International Journal of Educational Studies and Policy, no. Advanced Online Publication: 429-48. https://doi.org/10.63612/ijesp.1950753.

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Uras MC (July 1, 2026) Mathematics Anxiety, Engagement, Burnout, and Parental Academic Pressure and Support: A Latent Profile Analysis of Adolescents. International Journal of Educational Studies and Policy Advanced Online Publication 429–448.

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[1]M. C. Uras, “Mathematics Anxiety, Engagement, Burnout, and Parental Academic Pressure and Support: A Latent Profile Analysis of Adolescents”, IJESP, no. Advanced Online Publication, pp. 429–448, July 2026, doi: 10.63612/ijesp.1950753.

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Uras, Muhammed Celal. “Mathematics Anxiety, Engagement, Burnout, and Parental Academic Pressure and Support: A Latent Profile Analysis of Adolescents”. International Journal of Educational Studies and Policy. Advanced Online Publication (July 1, 2026): 429-448. https://doi.org/10.63612/ijesp.1950753.

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1.Uras MC. Mathematics Anxiety, Engagement, Burnout, and Parental Academic Pressure and Support: A Latent Profile Analysis of Adolescents. IJESP. 2026;:429–448.

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Uras, Muhammed Celal. “Mathematics Anxiety, Engagement, Burnout, and Parental Academic Pressure and Support: A Latent Profile Analysis of Adolescents”. International Journal of Educational Studies and Policy, no. Advanced Online Publication, July 2026, pp. 429-48, doi:10.63612/ijesp.1950753.

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1.Muhammed Celal Uras. Mathematics Anxiety, Engagement, Burnout, and Parental Academic Pressure and Support: A Latent Profile Analysis of Adolescents. IJESP. 2026 Jul. 1;(Advanced Online Publication):429-48. doi:10.63612/ijesp.1950753