This study is an attempt to explore empirically the structure of attitude toward Math in order to make it\'s concept clear. It further aims to find out how the attitude toward Math is related with other psychological characteristics such as achievement score, self-regulated learning, school adjustment, self-concept and attitude toward school. For this purposes, a number of literatures are reviewed. Following the conceptual framework of this study, instrument of attitude toward Math is developed by the researcher. Various variables identified in previous studies on attitude toward Math are included.
Data are collected using the scale of attitude toward Math and other psychological tests. Subjects are 524 students from 6 different schools in Seoul area. The reliability of the attitude toward Math is adequate (.94). The result of exploratory factor analysis reveals that theoretical and latent constructs which compose attitude toward Math have 3 factors, emotional, behavioral, and cognitive factors. The attitude toward Math has strong influence on cognitive outcome, Math achievement score. Using multiple regression analysis, it is also revealed that 53.3% of the attitude toward Math is predicted from other affective variables, self-regulated learning, school-adjustment, self-concept and attitude toward school. It shares some communality and specialty with these affective variables. It is expected that the scale of attitude toward Math in this study provides the empirical basis for the future study.