The Relationship between Unemployment Anxiety, Life Satisfaction and Psychological Well-Being of University Students

It is thought that individuals who have not yet joined the workforce are deeply concerned about unemployment due to the combination of reasons such as rising unemployment rates, fluctuations in the economic conjuncture, continuing distance education, rapid digitalization in the financial sector. It can cause psychological and physical discomfort from time to time, which is the first step of specialization in higher education, which emerges as a major concern for students receiving their education. For the cost of their psychological state, psychological well-being of life satisfaction thought with unemployment anxiety should be examined. The aim of this study is to determine whether there is a relationship between unemployment anxiety and psychological well-being and life satisfaction of university students studying at both associate degree and undergraduate level. While the study was carried out, data were obtained from Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Economics, Banking and Insurance Department students and Finance, Banking and Insurance students studying at Isparta Vocational School of Applied Sciences University Isparta, using a questionnaire method. Survey responses collected from a total of 283 undergraduate and associate degree students were kept about SPSS and AMOS programs and analyzed with the results. When the relationships between the variables are examined, it has been observed that there is a negative and statistically significant relationship between the dimensions of unemployment anxiety, psychological well-being and life satisfaction. In order to evaluate their psychological status, it is thought that students' psychological well-being and life satisfaction, which are thought to be related to unemployment anxiety, should be examined.

Cite this article: Çetinceli, K., Tüzün, P. (2022). The relationship between unemployment anxiety, life satisfaction and psychological well-being of university students. Current Perspectives in Social Sciences, 26(1), 21-30.