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THE MEDIATION ROLE OF SELF-ESTEEM IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MINDFULNESS AND TRAIT ANXIETY IN EARLY ADOLESCENCE
Abstract
This study aims to investigate the mediating role of self-esteem in the relationship between mindfulness and trait anxiety during early adolescence. The research sample was selected using a convenient sampling method and comprised students attending 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grades in a private secondary school in Izmir during the 2020-2021 academic year. A total of 344 adolescents (221 girls, 123 boys) participated in the study. Data were collected using a Demographic Information Form, Mindfulness Scale for Children and Adolescents (CAMM), State and Trait Anxiety Scale for Children, and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. Pearson Product-Moment Correlation and Process Tool Analysis Model 4 were employed to analyze the data. The bootstrapping process was applied to determine the confidence interval of the analysis, and the results were found to be statistically significant. Consequently, a significant relationship was observed between mindfulness, trait anxiety, and self-esteem in early adolescence. The role of self-esteem as a mediator in the relationship between mindfulness and trait anxiety was assessed, and it was found that self-esteem plays a partial mediating role in this relationship. The findings and implications are discussed in the context of existing literature, and suggestions for future research and applications are presented.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
School Counseling
Journal Section
Research Article
Early Pub Date
July 25, 2025
Publication Date
July 30, 2025
Submission Date
March 9, 2024
Acceptance Date
December 10, 2024
Published in Issue
Year 2025 Volume: 15 Number: 3
APA
Sağlıklı, H., & Arslan, Ü. (2025). THE MEDIATION ROLE OF SELF-ESTEEM IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MINDFULNESS AND TRAIT ANXIETY IN EARLY ADOLESCENCE. Trakya Eğitim Dergisi, 15(3), 1092-1115. https://doi.org/10.24315/tred.1449574
AMA
1.Sağlıklı H, Arslan Ü. THE MEDIATION ROLE OF SELF-ESTEEM IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MINDFULNESS AND TRAIT ANXIETY IN EARLY ADOLESCENCE. Trakya Eğitim Dergisi. 2025;15(3):1092-1115. doi:10.24315/tred.1449574
Chicago
Sağlıklı, Hande, and Ümüt Arslan. 2025. “THE MEDIATION ROLE OF SELF-ESTEEM IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MINDFULNESS AND TRAIT ANXIETY IN EARLY ADOLESCENCE”. Trakya Eğitim Dergisi 15 (3): 1092-1115. https://doi.org/10.24315/tred.1449574.
EndNote
Sağlıklı H, Arslan Ü (July 1, 2025) THE MEDIATION ROLE OF SELF-ESTEEM IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MINDFULNESS AND TRAIT ANXIETY IN EARLY ADOLESCENCE. Trakya Eğitim Dergisi 15 3 1092–1115.
IEEE
[1]H. Sağlıklı and Ü. Arslan, “THE MEDIATION ROLE OF SELF-ESTEEM IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MINDFULNESS AND TRAIT ANXIETY IN EARLY ADOLESCENCE”, Trakya Eğitim Dergisi, vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 1092–1115, July 2025, doi: 10.24315/tred.1449574.
ISNAD
Sağlıklı, Hande - Arslan, Ümüt. “THE MEDIATION ROLE OF SELF-ESTEEM IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MINDFULNESS AND TRAIT ANXIETY IN EARLY ADOLESCENCE”. Trakya Eğitim Dergisi 15/3 (July 1, 2025): 1092-1115. https://doi.org/10.24315/tred.1449574.
JAMA
1.Sağlıklı H, Arslan Ü. THE MEDIATION ROLE OF SELF-ESTEEM IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MINDFULNESS AND TRAIT ANXIETY IN EARLY ADOLESCENCE. Trakya Eğitim Dergisi. 2025;15:1092–1115.
MLA
Sağlıklı, Hande, and Ümüt Arslan. “THE MEDIATION ROLE OF SELF-ESTEEM IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MINDFULNESS AND TRAIT ANXIETY IN EARLY ADOLESCENCE”. Trakya Eğitim Dergisi, vol. 15, no. 3, July 2025, pp. 1092-15, doi:10.24315/tred.1449574.
Vancouver
1.Hande Sağlıklı, Ümüt Arslan. THE MEDIATION ROLE OF SELF-ESTEEM IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MINDFULNESS AND TRAIT ANXIETY IN EARLY ADOLESCENCE. Trakya Eğitim Dergisi. 2025 Jul. 1;15(3):1092-115. doi:10.24315/tred.1449574