A Review Of The Relationship Between Occupational Anxiety And Self-Esteem Levels Of Prospective Teachers

The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between occupational anxiety and self-esteem levels of prospective teachers and to explore whether these levels vary in accordance with gender, field and source of teacher training and the relation between occupational anxiety and self-esteem levels. Mean scores, t-test, one way analysis of variance, LSD test and Pearson correlation coefficient (r) for detecting source of the difference were used during the analysis of data that were collected from 413 prospective teachers through prospective teacher anxiety scale and coppersmith self-esteem inventory. At the end of the research, it was concluded that occupational anxiety levels of prospective teachers were low, whereas their self-esteem levels were high and as self-esteem levels of prospective teachers increased, and occupational anxiety levels decreased. As well as that this conclusion is at an accepted level, the teacher applications devoted to teachers’ gaining self-confidence for increasing their self-esteem levels more through their own experiences may be increased. Moreover, making social and economical conditions of teaching profession better may serve this purpose. A similar study may be carried out with larger sample groups with the aim of researching various variables.