Abstract

• The main aim of this study is to investigate automatic negative thoughts, unconditional self-acceptance and anxiety of university students in Sagaing Township. A total of 1033 first year and fourth year students (493 males, 540 females) from universities in Sagaing Township were randomly selected. Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire (Hollon & Kendall, 1980), Unconditional Self-acceptance Questionnaire (Chamberlain & Haaga, 2001) and Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale (Taylor, 1953) were used respectively to measure automatic negative thoughts, unconditional self-acceptance and anxiety of university students in Sagaing Township. In addition, it was found statistically significant positive correlation between automatic negative thoughts and anxiety (r=.480, p= 0.001). It was also found statistically significant negative correlation between unconditional self-acceptance and anxiety (r= -.378, p= 0.001). According to multiple regression analysis, the result showed that automatic negative thought was a significant positive predictor of anxiety and unconditional self-acceptance was a significant negative predictor of anxiety.