Abstract
The aim of the study is to investigate the relationship between test anxiety, academic stress, academic adjustment and the academic performance among university students. The study also investigated possible factors such as sociodemographic characteristics that are effect test anxiety, academic stress, academic adjustment and the academic performance. The sample of the study was formed from 183 students who were studying in Near East University. The questionnaire included Sociodemographic form, Academic Adjustment Scale, Cognitive Test Anxiety Scale and Academic Stress Scales. Academic performance measured as GPA scores of the students. The result of the study showed that third year and fourth year students have a better social adjustment scores. The study further revealed that test anxiety and academic stress scores were higher among local students. Female students were more successful on their academic performance than male students. The results also provided evidence that international students tend to perform academically better than local students. As a result there was not a significant difference between test anxiety, academic stress, academic adjustment and the academic performance. It can be argued that sociodemographic characteristics such as age, gender, nationality plays a role on the test anxiety, academic stress, academic adjustment and the academic performance.