Investigation of anxiety levels on the self-esteem of university students

The research aims to determine the relationship between self-esteem and anxiety levels of university students and to determine whether these levels differ significantly according to some socio-demographic variables. For this purpose, "Socio-demographic Information Form", "Spielberg State and Trait Anxiety Scale", and "Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale" were applied to 374 students over 18 years of ages. In the study, it was seen that the anxiety level of university students was 2.27 ± 0.23 points. This level shows that university students have below-average anxiety level. In the study, it was seen that the self-esteem of university students was 2.17 ± 0.20 on average. This result indicates that university students' self-esteem is low. In the study, the differences of self-esteem and anxiety levels of students according to socio-demographic characteristics were examined. self-esteem levels of the students differed significantly according to their income level. As a result of the analyzes, the students with low income families have lower self-esteem than the other students. The level of self-esteem and anxiety did not differ significantly according to gender, parental status, class levels and parental relationships. The aim of the study is to be the source of future self-esteem and anxiety studies.