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Structural equation modeling analysis of mediator role of fear of negative evaluation in foreign language anxiety
(Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi, 2018-12-11) Aral, Neşe; Arlı, Nuran Bayram; Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi/İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi/Ekonometri Bölümü.
In this research main goal is to show the mediator role of the fear of negative evaluation in student’s sense of self-efficacy in the effect of foreign language anxiety. For this purpose structural equation modeling was performed. Goodness of fit index of the model which is X2/df=1.665; RMSEA= 0.08; SRMR=0.08 identified within acceptable limits. Fear of negative evaluation according to the structural equation model has been observed to have a mediator effect on foreign language anxiety. As a result of the model, it has been concluded that self- efficacy affects fear of negative evaluation negatively (β=-0.79); fear of negative evaluation affects foreign language anxiety positively (β=0.50), and achievement affects foreign language anxiety negatively (β=-0.25). However, it has been concluded that self- efficacy affects foreign language anxiety indirectly in a negative direction (β=-0.33). In this study among factors affecting foreign language anxieties of students, the fear of negative evaluation and self-efficacy have been found to have important effects.