The relation between metacognition and positive psychological capital with test anxiety

It was aimed to investigate the relationship between the metacognition of Haliç University undergraduate and graduate students and the positive psychological capital of the students in relation to the exam concerns. The relationship between metacognition and test anxiety, the relationship between positive psychological capital and test anxiety, and the relationship between metacognition and positive psychological capital were examined first. The research was conducted through a questionnaire with 211 people, including undergraduate and graduate students of Haliç University. Demographic information form, Metacognitive Scale-30, Positive Psychological Capital Scale and Test Anxiety Inventory were used for the research. The obtained data were analyzed with the '' IBM SPSS Statistic 22 '' package program. In the analysis of the data, firstly frequency analysis in which demographic information was analyzed, t-test and correlation analysis methods were used to measure differences in demographic data and variables. It was concluded that there was a negative correlation between metacognitive and positive psychological capital and test anxiety in the study, and there was a positive correlation between metacognition and positive psychological capital. In addition, the results of the gender-based difference tests show that the positive psychological capital of males is higher than that of females; it was concluded that individuals without psychological diagnosis had higher cognitive and positive psychological capital than those who were diagnosed.