The aim of this research was to assess the mediating role of self-esteem and optimism in the correlation between test anxiety and life satisfaction. The study group comprised 201 females (50.6%), 185 males (46.6%) and 11 students without stated gender (2.8%) for a total of 397 high school students. The ages of adolescents included in the study group varied from 14 to 19, with a mean age of 16.09 (SD = 1.09). The research used the Test Anxiety Inventory, Satisfaction with Life Scale, Self-Esteem Scale, Life Orientation Test and a personal information form developed by the researchers as data collection tools. According to the results of correlation analysis, there were significant correlations between test anxiety, self-esteem, optimism and life satisfaction. According to the mediation test results, self-esteem and optimism have full mediating roles in the correlation between test anxiety and life satisfaction. The results obtained are discussed with reference to the literature.

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以学校为基础的青少年样本中，自尊和乐观作为考试焦虑与生活满意度之间关系的中介

本研究的目的是评估自尊和乐观在考试焦虑和生活满意度之间的相关性中的中介作用。研究组由 201 名女性（50.6%）、185 名男性（46.6%）和 11 名未注明性别的学生（2.8%）组成，共 397 名高中生。研究组的青少年年龄从 14 岁到 19 岁不等，平均年龄为 16.09 岁（标清= 1.09)。该研究使用了测试焦虑量表、生活满意度量表、自尊量表、生活取向测试和研究人员开发的个人信息表作为数据收集工具。相关分析结果表明，考试焦虑、自尊、乐观与生活满意度之间存在显着相关性。中介测试结果显示，自尊和乐观在考试焦虑与生活满意度的相关性中具有完全的中介作用。参考文献对所得结果进行了讨论。