Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.15516/cje.v27i2.6374
The Relationship Between Appointment Anxiety, Academic Hopelessness and Happiness Among Pre-Service Physical Education Teachers: A Quantitative Study
Cemal Güler
orcid.org/0000-0002-0912-7732
; Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Faculty of Sports Sciences
Gülçin Sezer Hocaoğlu
orcid.org/0000-0002-0998-833X
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between the anxiety of not being appointed to a teaching position, academic hopelessness and happiness levels of physical education teacher candidates studying in Istanbul. A total of 270 volunteer pre-service physical education teachers participated in the study, including 174 males (X̅ = 21.60) and 96 females (X̅ = 21.57), selected through purposive sampling. Data collection tools included the Anxiety of Pre-Service Teachers Not Being Appointed to Teachership Scale, developed by Eskici (2016); the Academic Hopelessness Scale, developed by Gökalp and Soykan (2020); and the Happiness Scale, developed by Demirci and Ekşi (2018). Statistical analyses included independent samples t-test, one-way ANOVA, Spearman and Pearson correlation analyses and regression analysis. The findings indicate significant differences in the participants’ happiness according to gender and academic achievement. Significant differences were found in academic hopelessness with respect to gender. A statistically significant difference was also observed in the happiness levels between male (M = 3.60, SD = 0.96) and female (M = 3.94, SD = 0.77) participants (p < 0.05). Regarding the year of study, a statistically significant difference in appointment anxiety was found between fourth-year students (M = 3.61, SD = 1.10) and graduate students (M = 3.61, SD = 1.20) compared to first-year students (M = 2.89, SD = 1.27) (p < 0.05). Furthermore, significant differences were identified in academic achievement, happiness and appointment anxiety. However, academic achievement had no significant effect on student happiness (p > 0.05). In conclusion, while differences were found among the subdimensions of academic hopelessness based on the participants' socio-demographic characteristics, no significant direct effect was found between these variables.
Keywords
stress management, hopelessness, teacher education, students’ well-being
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Publication date:
27.6.2025.
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