The relationship between meaning of education with perceived stress Academic Optimism

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This study aimed to examine the relationship of meanings of education with perceived stress and academic optimism. A corpus of 375 senior high school students in Neishabur (125 female students and 250 male students) was selected as a sample using a stratified random sampling method. The participants were evaluated by Meanings of Education Scale, Perceived Stress Inventory, and Academic Optimism Survey. Data were analyzed using a Pearson correlation coefficient, a one-sample t-test, an independent t-test, and a stepwise regression analysis. Results indicated that meanings of education were not significantly related to perceived stress and academic optimism. However, there was a significant difference in meanings of education between the male and female students. The female students’ mean score on meanings of education (301.76) was higher than that of their male counterparts (284.85).

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Journal of Educational Psychology Studies
Volume 16, Issue 33
March 2019
Pages 137-156

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