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The Moderating Role of Optimism in the Relationship Between Academic Self-Efficacy and Unemployment Anxiety: An Explainable AI Approach

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The Moderating Role of Optimism in the Relationship Between Academic Self-Efficacy and Unemployment Anxiety: An Explainable AI Approach

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The growing number of university graduates and limited employment opportunities increase students’ concerns about future employment. This study examined the relationship between academic self-efficacy and the pessimism and lack of self-confidence dimension of unemployment anxiety and tested whether optimism moderated this relationship. The sample consisted of 447 students from Isparta University of Applied Sciences selected through convenience sampling. Descriptive statistics, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, and path analysis were used to test the moderation model. The results showed that academic self-efficacy did not have a statistically significant direct association with pessimism and lack of self-confidence, whereas optimism showed a strong negative association. The interaction between academic self-efficacy and optimism was significant. Simple slope analysis indicated that academic self-efficacy was associated with lower pessimism and lack of self-confidence at higher levels of optimism, whereas this association was not statistically significant at lower levels of optimism. To complement the inferential analyses, explainable artificial intelligence techniques, including permutation importance, SHAP, and partial dependence analysis, were used to examine predictive patterns. The XAI findings highlighted the prominence of optimism-related features and more heterogeneous predictive contributions of academic self-efficacy. Overall, the findings suggest that the relationship between academic self-efficacy and employment-related pessimism and lack of self-confidence is conditional on students’ level of optimism.

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This paper complies with Research and Publication Ethics, has no conflict of interest to declare, and has received no financial support. The article has been checked for spelling and plagiarism/similarity. The article was evaluated by "at least two external referees" and "double blinding" method. For the scale used in the article, it is declared by the authors that permission was obtained from the original owner of the scale. The author(s) sent a signed "Copyright Transfer Form" to the journal. Regarding the conduct of this research, an “Ethics Permission Certificate” dated 15/01/2026 and numbered 222/12 was obtained from the Ethics Committee of the University of Isparta Applied Sciences. / During the preparation of this work the author(s) did not use AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing processes. Authors acknowledged that this study has not been published or submitted to any publication outlets for publication. The author contributed to all sections and stages of the study alone.

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Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yayımlanma Tarihi

25 Ekim 2026

Gönderilme Tarihi

6 Eylül 2026

Kabul Tarihi

24 Ekim 2026

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2026 Cilt: 9 Sayı: 2

Kaynak Göster

APA
Özdemir, K. (2026). The Moderating Role of Optimism in the Relationship Between Academic Self-Efficacy and Unemployment Anxiety: An Explainable AI Approach. Uluslararası Yönetim Akademisi Dergisi, 9(2). https://doi.org/10.33712/mana.2033880
AMA
1.Özdemir K. The Moderating Role of Optimism in the Relationship Between Academic Self-Efficacy and Unemployment Anxiety: An Explainable AI Approach. Yönetim Akademisi. 2026;9(2). doi:10.33712/mana.2033880
Chicago
Özdemir, Kutay. 2026. “The Moderating Role of Optimism in the Relationship Between Academic Self-Efficacy and Unemployment Anxiety: An Explainable AI Approach”. Uluslararası Yönetim Akademisi Dergisi 9 (2). https://doi.org/10.33712/mana.2033880.
EndNote
Özdemir K (01 Ekim 2026) The Moderating Role of Optimism in the Relationship Between Academic Self-Efficacy and Unemployment Anxiety: An Explainable AI Approach. Uluslararası Yönetim Akademisi Dergisi 9 2
IEEE
[1]K. Özdemir, “The Moderating Role of Optimism in the Relationship Between Academic Self-Efficacy and Unemployment Anxiety: An Explainable AI Approach”, Yönetim Akademisi, c. 9, sy 2, Eki. 2026, doi: 10.33712/mana.2033880.
ISNAD
Özdemir, Kutay. “The Moderating Role of Optimism in the Relationship Between Academic Self-Efficacy and Unemployment Anxiety: An Explainable AI Approach”. Uluslararası Yönetim Akademisi Dergisi 9/2 (01 Ekim 2026). https://doi.org/10.33712/mana.2033880.
JAMA
1.Özdemir K. The Moderating Role of Optimism in the Relationship Between Academic Self-Efficacy and Unemployment Anxiety: An Explainable AI Approach. Yönetim Akademisi. 2026;9. doi:10.33712/mana.2033880.
MLA
Özdemir, Kutay. “The Moderating Role of Optimism in the Relationship Between Academic Self-Efficacy and Unemployment Anxiety: An Explainable AI Approach”. Uluslararası Yönetim Akademisi Dergisi, c. 9, sy 2, Ekim 2026, doi:10.33712/mana.2033880.
Vancouver
1.Kutay Özdemir. The Moderating Role of Optimism in the Relationship Between Academic Self-Efficacy and Unemployment Anxiety: An Explainable AI Approach. Yönetim Akademisi. 01 Ekim 2026;9(2). doi:10.33712/mana.2033880