Abstract:

The main objective of this study is to study the perfectionistic characteristics of adolescents and the relationship between the delay of aspirations in the academic field and academic stress. The universe of research is formed by 9th and 12th grade high school students studying in the district of Çerkezköy of Tekirdağ in the 2015-2016 educational year. The sample of the study was made by 342 students (188 women, 154 men) selected by random aggregation method from 9th and 12th grade students studying in various high schools in Çerkezköy. Relational scan model was used in the research. The data collection used "Multi-Dimensional Excellence Scale", "Stress Reserve for Academic Expectations", "The Scale of Delaying Desires in the Academic Area" and personal information forms. In the analysis of the data; simple linear correlation, Mann-Whitney U test and Kruskal Wallis test were used. The research finds that there is a meaningful link between the level of perfectionism and the academic stress they perceive, while there is a meaningful link between the delay of desires in the academic field. Between the perception of academic stress and the delay of desires in the academic field, there was a meaningful link in the negative direction. Adolescents’ level of perfectionism has been significantly differentiated according to the type of school and family attitude. It has been found that the levels of academic stress in adolescents vary significantly according to gender, class level and family attitude. It has been found that adolescents tend to delay their desires in the academic field significantly vary according to the socio-economic level.

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