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The connection between self-efficacy, stress-mindset, and anxiety in students
Söhngen, Yannic (2019) The connection between self-efficacy, stress-mindset, and anxiety in students.
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| Abstract: | The goal of this study was to look into the connection between self-efficacy, stress-mindset, and anxiety. It was hypothesized that the stress-mindset is mediating the association between self-efficacy and anxiety. This study had 104 participants, mainly from the University of Twente. In order to examine the construct of anxiety, the trait-anxiety scale of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory was used. To assess the level of self-efficacy, the General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE) was used. Lastly, to measure the construct of stress-mindsets the scales for stress-is-enhancing and stress-is-debilitating mindset by Crum, Salovey, & Achor (2013) were used. The results showed that the hypotheses were rejected and there was no mediation effect of stress-mindset for the association between self-efficacy and anxiety. But there was a significant association found between self-efficacy and stress-mindset. The results of this study also brought up the question if the stress-mindsets should still be regarded to be on the same continuum. It is suggested that future research should look into this question. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 77 psychology |
| Programme: | Psychology BSc (56604) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/78511 |
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