Does educational stress mediate the relationship between intolerance of uncertainty and academic life satisfaction in teenagers during the COVID-19 pandemic?

ODACI H., KAYA F., AYDIN F.

PSYCHOLOGY IN THE SCHOOLS, cilt.60, sa.5, ss.1514-1531, 2023 (SSCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 60 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2023
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1002/pits.22766
  • Dergi Adı: PSYCHOLOGY IN THE SCHOOLS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, ASSIA, IBZ Online, PASCAL, Applied Science & Technology Source, Child Development & Adolescent Studies, EBSCO Education Source, Education Abstracts, Educational research abstracts (ERA), ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts, Psycinfo
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1514-1531
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: academic life satisfaction, COVID-19, educational stress, intolerance to uncertainty, teenagers, STATISTICAL POWER, ANXIETY, ADOLESCENTS, HEALTH, EVENTS, PROCRASTINATION, FLEXIBILITY, PREDICTORS, DEPRESSION, STRATEGIES
  • Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The present study aims to investigate the mediator role of educational stress in the relationship between intolerance to uncertainty and academic life satisfaction among teenagers. The sample consisted of 257 female and 202 male high school students with an average age of 16.03 (SD = 1.21) continuing their education in the spring semester of the 2020-2021 academic year in Turkey. The data were collected via an online survey. Analyses revealed that intolerance of uncertainty directly and indirectly via educational stress affects the academic life satisfaction of teenagers. Educational stress partially mediates the relationship. It was also found that the full mediation model has a good fit with the data. The academic life satisfaction of teenagers was harmed by their tendencies in tolerating the uncertainties they have been facing during the COVID-19 pandemic and elevated levels of educational stress.