Examination of Secondary School Students’ Hope Levels in terms of Anxiety, Depression and Perfectionism
Authors
Coşkun Arslan
Necmettin Erbakan University, Ahmet Keleşoğlu Faculty of Education Department of Educational Sciences
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Tuncay Oral
Pamukkale University, Kale Vocational High School, Department of Child Care and Youth Services
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Ali Karababa
Uşak University, Faculty of Education Department of Educational Sciences
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Keywords:
Hope, Anxiety, Depression, Perfectionism, Secondary-school students
Abstract
The aim of this study is to examine hope levels of secondary-school students in terms of perfectionism, depression and anxious. In line with this purpose, the research was designed in the relational-screening model. The sample of study consisted of 508 secondary-school students (287 female/ 221 male) choosen ramdomly from Lütfi Ege Secondary-School and Basma Sanayi Secondary-School in Denizli/Pamukkale. In research, Personal Information Sheet, Children’s Hope Scale, Positive and Negative Perfectionism Scale, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and Children’s Depression Inventory were used to gather data. All data were analyzed by correlation and multiple regression. The results showed that depression, anxiety and positive perfectionism variables are significant predictors of hope. Implications of these findings are discussed within the context of literature.
