The relationship between advisor-advisee relationship and research anxiety in graduate education

The purpose of this research is to examine the relationship between the advisor-advisee relationship in graduate education and students' research anxiety. Descriptive, causal comparative and relational research models were used in the research. The population of the research consists of 3730 students studying at İnönü University in the 2020-2021 academic year. The sample of the study consists of 960 students determined by stratified sampling method. The Advisor-Advisee Relationship Scale and the Research-Related Anxiety Scale were used as data collection tools. The data were collected by sending the data collection tool to the students via e-mail. In the analysis of the data, descriptive statistics, independent samples t-test, one-way ANOVA, two-way ANOVA and multiple linear regression analysis were used. As a result of the analysis, it was determined that male students had more positive opinions than female students in the rapport dimension of advisor-advisee relationships, and students with female advisors had higher research anxiety than students with male advisors. It has been concluded that the students of the Social Sciences Institute have more negative opinions than the students of other institutes in the apprenticeship dimension of the advisor-advisee relationships. In addition, it was determined that doctoral students got higher scores in apprenticechip subscale and lower scores in research anxiety compared to master's students. In this study, it was concluded that the students who chose their own advisor had a more positive advisor-advisee relationship and felt less research anxiety than the students whose advisor was chosen against their will. Similarly, it was understood that students who met with their advisors more frequently experienced a more positive advisor-advisee relationship and less research anxiety than students who saw less. Finally, a negative and significant relationship was found between advisor-advisee relationship and research anxiety. It was concluded that graduate students with more positive advisor-advisee relationships experienced less research anxiety. In line with the results obtained in the research, suggestions have been developed for practitioners and researchers.