Negative Emotions in The Mathematics Classroom: Shame and Humiliation Amongst High School Students
Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Emotions play a significant role in learning mathematics, but some school situations may lead students to experience negative emotions. The objectives of this study were to analyse the emotional experience of embarrassment and humiliation in high school students in mathematics classes, define the role of sex and academic grade in the experience of such emotions, and determine the classroom situations related to these emotions. A cross-sectional survey study examined 479 Colombian high school students aged between 12 and 15 years old. The emotions and associated classroom situations were evaluated through self-report questionnaires. Higher levels of shame and humiliation were found among girls in the eighth grade. Shame was associated with peer teasing, and humiliation with peer exclusion and repressive teacher behaviours. Clearly, the emotions of humiliation and shame may be present in mathematics classes in high schools, calling for a review of the role of educators and the management of emotional health in the classroom in the teaching of mathematics. Keywords: Humiliation; Shame; Mathematics; Emotions; Learning.
DOI: 10.56300/srgp3762
Authors: Universidad del Atlántico, Barranquilla, Puerto Colombia, Atlántico, Colombia, José Hernando Ávila-Toscano, Leonardo José Vargas-Delgado, Universidad del Atlántico, Barranquilla, Puerto Colombia, Atlántico, Colombia, Charid Dayana Badillo Cantillo, Universidad del Atlántico, Barranquilla, Puerto Colombia, Atlántico, Colombia, Diana Carolina Rodríguez Márquez, Universidad del Atlántico, Barranquilla, Puerto Colombia, Atlántico, Colombia, Rafael Segundo Sánchez Anillo, Universidad del Atlántico, Barranquilla, Puerto Colombia, Atlántico, Colombia
Institution: University of Atlántico
Language: English
Topic: Emotions and Moral Behavior
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4406224838