@article {268, title = {THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS{\textquoteright} ORGANIC CHEMISTRY ANXIETY, CHEMISTRY ATTITUDES, AND SELF-EFFICACY: A STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODEL}, journal = {Journal of Baltic Science Education}, volume = {11}, year = {2012}, month = {December/2012}, type = {Original article}, chapter = {347-356 }, abstract = {The purpose of this study is to examine the relationships between organic chemistry anxiety, chemistry attitudes, and self-efficacy. Participants were 368 sophomore undergraduate students. In this study, the Organic Chemistry Anxiety Scale (O-CAS), the Chemistry Attitudes Scale, and the Self-efficacy Scale were used. Pearson correlation coefficient and structural equation modeling was utilized to determine the relationships between organic chemistry anxiety, chemistry attitudes, and self-efficacy. In correlation analysis, organic chemistry anxiety was found negatively (r=-0.52) related to chemistry attitudes and self-efficacy (r=-0.36). According to path analysis results, chemistry attitudes were predicted positively (β=0.44) and organic chemistry anxiety predicted negatively (β= -0.16) by self-efficacy. Also chemistry attitudes predicted organic chemistry anxiety in a negative way (β=-0.44). The results were discussed in the light of literature.}, keywords = {chemistry attitudes, organic chemistry anxiety, path analysis and self-efficacy}, issn = {1648-3898}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.33225/jbse/12.11.347}, url = {http://oaji.net/articles/2014/987-1419169031.pdf}, author = {Namudar {\.I}zzet Kurbano{\u g}lu and Ahmet Akin} }