ERIC Number: EJ1475201
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Jan
Pages: 7
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Lecturer Support, Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction, and Statistics Anxiety in Undergraduate Students
Ratna Jatnika1,2; Fitri Ariyanti Abidin1,3; Fitriani Yustikasari Lubis1,4; Dwi Marisa Putri1; Ditha Fadhillah Putri Hamdanie1
Open Education Studies, v7 n1 20250080 2025
Statistics anxiety is a prevalent form of anxiety experienced by students during statistics lectures or when conducting statistical analysis. This anxiety negatively impacts their performance and enjoyment of the subject. The present study investigates the relationship between lecturer support and undergraduate students' statistics anxiety, and whether the satisfaction of basic psychological needs mediates the relationship. We conducted a cross-sectional online survey involving 382 students from 11 universities (105 male, 277 female) aged 17-27 years (M = 19.48, SD = 1.37). We used the Indonesian version of the statistics anxiety measure, Teacher Support as Social Context Short-Form, and Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction Scale. Our findings indicate that lecturer support is negatively associated with statistics anxiety among undergraduate students. Moreover, undergraduate students' satisfaction with basic psychological needs partially mediates this relationship. These results highlight statistics lecturers' crucial role in exhibiting involvement, structure, and autonomy support to reduce students' statistics anxiety.
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, College Faculty, Teacher Student Relationship, Psychological Needs, Student Surveys, Rating Scales, Personal Autonomy, Statistics Education, Anxiety, Measures (Individuals), Foreign Countries, Correlation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Indonesia
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Author Affiliations: 1Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Padjadjaran, Sumedang, Indonesia; 2Center for Psychometrics Study, Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Padjadjaran, Sumedang, Indonesia; 3Center for Relationship, Family Life and Parenting Study, Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Padjadjaran, Sumedang, Indonesia; 4Center for Psychological Innovation and Research, Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Padjadjaran, Sumedang, Indonesia