Self-Esteem and Optimism as Mediators in the Relationship between Test Anxiety and Life Satisfaction among a School-Based Sample of Adolescents
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Prof. Dr. Özkan ÇIKRIKÇI Ordu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Evren Erzen Artvin Coruh University, Türkiye
Ilknur Akistanbullu Yeniçeri
Artvin Coruh University, Türkiye
Bildiri Türü Tebliğ/Bildiri Bildiri Dili İngilizce
Bildiri Alt Türü Tam Metin Olarak Yayınlanan Tebliğ (Uluslararası Kongre/Sempozyum)
Bildiri Niteliği
DOI Numarası 10.1017/jgc.2018.10
Kongre Adı Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools
Kongre Tarihi /
Basıldığı Ülke Basıldığı Şehir
Bildiri Linki https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1017/jgc.2018.10
UAK Araştırma Alanları
Rehberlik ve Psikolojik Danışmanlık
Özet
The aim of this research was to assess the mediating role of self-esteem and optimism in the correlation between test anxiety and life satisfaction. The study group comprised 201 females (50.6%), 185 males (46.6%) and 11 students without stated gender (2.8%) for a total of 397 high school students. The ages of adolescents included in the study group varied from 14 to 19, with a mean age of 16.09 (SD = 1.09). The research used the Test Anxiety Inventory, Satisfaction with Life Scale, Self-Esteem Scale, Life Orientation Test and a personal information form developed by the researchers as data collection tools. According to the results of correlation analysis, there were significant correlations between test anxiety, self-esteem, optimism and life satisfaction. According to the mediation test results, self-esteem and optimism have full mediating roles in the correlation between test anxiety and life satisfaction. The results …
Anahtar Kelimeler
life satisfaction | mediation test | optimism | self-esteem | test anxiety