İnvestigation of the predictors of anxiety and self‐esteem in a sample of university students

Bu araştırmanın amacı bir üniversite öğrencileri örnekleminde kaygı ve benlik saygısının etkileyen faktörleri incelemektir. Araştırmaya katılmış olan 93 üniversite öğrencisinden 3 anketi doldurmaları ve kendileriyle ilgili bazı demografik bilgileri (Sınıf düzeyi, yaş, cinsiyet, başarı beklentisi) yazmaları istenmiştir (Beck Kaygı Envanteri, Rosenberg Benlik Saygısı Ölçeği ve Kısa Olumsuz Değerlendirmeden Korku Ölçeği). Veri çözümlemede çoklu doğrusal regresyon analizi kullanılmıştır. Sonuçlara göre, olumsuz değerlendirmeden korku ve başarı beklentisi kaygının anlamlı belirleyicilerindendir ve benlik saygısının belirleyicisi olarak sadece olumsuz değerlendirmeden korku olduğu görülmüştür. Sonuçların olası sebepleri ve sınırlılıkları literatürdeki araştırmalara göre tartışılmıştır.

Üniversite öğrencilerinde kaygı ve benlik saygısını etkileyen faktörlerin incelenmesi

The main purpose of this study was to investigate the predictors of anxiety and self‐esteem in a sample of university students. 93 university students participated in the study and they were asked to complete three questionnaires (Beck Anxiety Inventory, Rosenberg Self‐Esteem and Brief Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale) and provide background information about themselves (Year level, age, gender, success expectation). Multiple linear regression design was used and the results revealed that while fear of negative evaluation and success expectation were significant predictors of anxiety, only fear of negative evaluation appeared to be a significant predictor of self‐esteem. Possible reasons for these results and limitations to the study are discussed in relation to previous literature

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