Investigation of High School Students' Fears of Negative Evaluation in the Context of Cognitive Distortions Regarding Academic Cover Image

Lise Öğrencilerinin Olumsuz Değerlendirilme Korkularının Akademik Başarıya İlişkin Bilişsel Çarpıtmalar Bağlamında İncelenmesi
Investigation of High School Students' Fears of Negative Evaluation in the Context of Cognitive Distortions Regarding Academic

Author(s): Mustafa Pamuk
Subject(s): School education, Cognitive Psychology, Psychology of Self, Evaluation research
Published by: Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü
Keywords: Fear of negative evaluation; Catastrophizing; Self-value; Outer attribution; Perfectionism;

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this study is to investigate the fears of negative evaluation of high school students in academic settings in the context of cognitive errors related to academic achievement. The participants of the research consisted of 915 students from different high school types in Konya. Pearson correlation coefficient and stepwise regression analysis were used in the analysis of the obtained data. According to the results, it was found that high school students' fear of negative evaluation in academic settings was statistically significant predicted by catastrophizing, self-value, outer attribution and perfectionism variables, respectively. In the light of the findings, some discussions were made and some suggestions were made.

  • Issue Year: 19/2021
  • Issue No: 01
  • Page Range: 159-170
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Turkish