The Relationship between Self-Hypnosis and Five Major Personality Factors with Anxiety in Iranian Entrance Exam Candidates

The aim of this study was to predict the relationship between self-hypnosis and five major personality factors with anxiety in Iranian entrance exam candidates.

The present study population was all candidates in mathematics and experimental fields applying for the Iranian entrance exam in the academic year 2020-2021. The sampling method of the present study was a multi-stage cluster that was selected using Krejcie and Morgan (1987) table of a sample of 460 people. In the present study, the Stanford Self-Hypnosis Scale Questionnaire (1), the Big Five Personality Factors Questionnaire, the Test Anxiety Scale, and the Anxiety Inventory were used to measure the dependent variables of the study.

The results of stepwise regression analysis of anxiety based on self-hypnosis and five major personality factors showed that six models of extraversion, acceptance, adjustment, conscientiousness, neuroticism and self-hypnosis together accounted for 43% of girls and 28% of boys with anxiety variance. they do.

Therefore, self-hypnosis is predicted through five major personality factors with anxiety and test anxiety in Iranian entrance exam candidates.