Abstract:

In this study, it is aimed to determine the state-trait anxiety levels of the generation Y unemployed, including born in 1980-1999 who applied to the Turkey Employment Agency to seek a job. For this purpose, analyzes are made on the relationship between the state-trait anxiety level and variables such as the demographic characteristics of the participants, the duration of job search, financial support from the family, the living status of the parents, the presence/absence of income such as rent. The sample of the research consists of 213 females and 215 males, totally 418 people, who have registered to İŞKUR in Ankara. “The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory” developed by C. D. Spielberger et al. (1970) and adapted to Turkish by Öner and Le Compte (1983) is used in the study to determine the anxiety levels of the unemployed generation Y. It is revealed that the generation Y unemployed who applied to İŞKUR in Ankara have a medium level of anxiety.

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