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The purpose of this research was to determine the degree to which Psychological Counseling and Guidance Department students’ self-perception, belief in their self-efficacy and ways of coping with stress predict their types of goal orientation. Another aim of the study was to determine whether types of goal orientation vary by gender and class year. The study group consisted of 328 students, 228 female and 100 male students. The 2x2 Achievement Goals Orientation Scale, Social Comparison Scale, Coping with Stress Scale, Self-Efficacy Scale and Personal Information Form were used as data collection tools. Examination of the data obtained showed that self-perception, self-efficacy, seeking social support, problem-focused coping and avoidance accounted for 37 % of total learning approach orientation variance, learning avoidance orientation accounted for 5 % of total variance, performance orientation accounted for 9 % of total variance and performance avoidance orientation accounted for 22 % of total variance. We also determined that learning avoidance goal orientation type varied according to gender, and learning approach and learning avoidance varied according to class year. The findings are discussed in the light of the literature and suggestions for future research are proposed.

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