Author(s)

Shanyu Lin, Xinqiang Wang^*, Liwen Chen, Juncheng Zhu, Yibing Wang

Center of Mental Health Education and Research, School of Psychology, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, China.

Objective: To understand the relationship between professional identity of student teachers and anxiety, and to explore the moderating effect of campus pressure after controlling demographic variables. Methods: A questionnaire survey was conducted among 325 student teachers by using the Professional identity scale, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and Campus stress scale. Results: 1) Professional identity of student teachers is an influencing factor of anxiety, and it can be significantly negative to predict the degree of anxiety. 2) Campus pressure plays a moderating role in the relationship between professional identity and anxiety; it negatively impacts the relationship between professional identity and anxiety. Conclusion: The relationship between student teachers’ professional identity and anxiety is moderated by the pressure of the campus.

Student Teachers, Professional Identity, Anxiety, Campus Pressure

Lin, S.Y., Wang, X.Q., Chen, L.W., Zhu, J.C. and Wang, Y.B. (2017) The Relationship between Student Teachers’ Professional Identity and Anxiety: The Moderating Role of Campus Pressure. Open Journal of Social Sciences, 5, 214-223. doi: 10.4236/jss.2017.56019.