Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
TRB2 International Congress on Educational Sciences-III, Van, Türkiye, 18 - 20 Ekim 2024, ss.41, (Özet Bildiri)
There is mounting evidence that future anxiety is likely to increase among college students. This
may have to do with concerns about failure to succeed in their academic endeavors and
having trouble getting a job. A person who is preoccupied with the future may become irritated and
intolerant of discomfort. Nonetheless, taking action despite immediate suffering is essential to achieving
long-term gains. Hence, the present study investigates the relationship between future anxiety, the search
for meaning, and frustration intolerance among college students in Ethiopia. Using a cross-sectional
study design, 282 college students in Ethiopia gave their voluntary consent to participate in the study.
Convenience sampling was used to identify the participants, who then gave written informed consent
and completed the Future Anxiety Scale, Frustration Discomfort Scale, and Meaning in Life
Questionnaire. The findings showed that future anxiety, frustration intolerance, and the search for
meaning were positively correlated. Male and female students' scores on future anxiety, frustration
intolerance, and search for meaning did not differ significantly. Hierarchical regression results indicated
that future anxiety significantly predicted the search for meaning. The study calls on mental health
practitioners to think about offering college students interventions that will help them improve their
sense of meaning in life while also supporting them in regulating their future anxieties.