The Relationship of Research Capabilities and Information Literacy with Research Anxiety in Physical Education Students

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship of research capabilities and information literacy with research anxiety prediction in postgraduate students of physical education. The research method was descriptive correlation. The statistical population consisted of all postgraduate students of physical education at Mohaghegh Ardabili University in 2017-2018 (N=130). 102 students were selected as the sample by convenience sampling method. Research capabilities, information literacy and research anxiety questionnaires were used to collect data. The reliability of the questionnaire was 0.86, 0.78 and 0.82 respectively. Pearson correlation coefficient and regression analysis were used to analyze the data. The findings showed a negative and significant relationship between research capabilities (and its components) and information literacy (and its components) and research anxiety. Also, the results of regression analysis revealed that approximately 31% of the total variance of research anxiety could be predicted based on the research capabilities and information literacy and the variable of research capabilities contributed more. Therefore, it can be concluded that research capabilities and information literacy are associated with students’ research anxiety.