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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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Özkan Çikrıkci
Ordu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Doç. Dr. Evren ERZEN
Artvin Çoruh Üniversitesi, Türkiye
İlknur Akistanbullu Yeniçeri
Artvin Çoruh Üniversitesi, Türkiye
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 obtained are discussed with reference to the literature.
Anahtar Kelimeler
test anxiety, life satisfaction, self-esteem, optimism, mediation test
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools
Dergi ISSN 2055-6365
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SSCI
Dergi Grubu Q4
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 07-2019
Cilt No 29
Sayfalar 39 / 53
Doi Numarası 10.1017/jgc.2018.10