The Relative Contribution of Academic Self-efficacy and Motivation Trends in Predicting Statistical Anxiety among Postgraduate Students at the Faculty of Education at Jazan University

Abstract

   The aim of current research is to detection correlational relationships between statistical anxiety, academic self-efficacy, and motivation trends, in addition the research aims to inventory of most variables (academic self-efficacy and motivation trends) contributing to predicting statistical anxiety. The study sample consisted of (202) male and female students from postgraduate students at the Faculty of Education, Jazan University (91) male and (111) female. Statistical anxiety scale, academic self-efficacy scale, and motivational trends scale (which prepared by the researcher) were applied to the study sample. Means and standard deviations, analysis of variance and stepwise multiple regression were calculated by using the SPSS program. The results showed that there is a high negative correlation and statistically significant at the level (0.01 and 0.05) between statistical anxiety and academic self-efficacy, statistical anxiety can be predicted through academic self-efficacy. While the results showed a low negative correlation and non-statistically between statistical anxiety and motivation trends