Educational psychology and learning
masumeh esmaeili; fariba tabebordbar; zahra fatemi haghighi
Abstract
Objective:The stress of academic expectations is the main cause of stress among students. The aim of the present study was to investigate the mediating role of school anxiety in the relationship between academic perfectionism and academic self-concept with academic expectations stress.Methods:The descriptive ...
Read More
Objective:The stress of academic expectations is the main cause of stress among students. The aim of the present study was to investigate the mediating role of school anxiety in the relationship between academic perfectionism and academic self-concept with academic expectations stress.Methods:The descriptive research method was correlation. A sample consisting of 390 students (289 girls, 101 boys) from three grades (7th, 8th, 9th) from public first secondary schools in one district of Shiraz were selected by multi-stage cluster sampling and responded to Academic expectations stress Inventory (Ang & Huan, 2006), academic perfectionism of Rasouli Soli and Bahrami (2015), School self-concept Inventory (Chen & Thompson, 2004) and school anxiety Scale (Philips, 1987).Results: Data analysis using the structural equation model showed that academic perfectionism and academic self-concept have a significant positive and negative direct effect on the stress of academic expectations, respectively. Also, the results showed that school anxiety does not have a significant direct effect on the stress caused by academic expectations, so it cannot play a mediating role in the relationship between academic perfectionism and academic self-concept with the academic expectations stress.Conclusion: In general, to reduce the stress caused by academic expectations in students, it is better to focus on strengthening self-concept and academic perfectionism and effective ways to deal with stress.
Educational psychology and learning
Bahram Maleki
Abstract
Objective: Academic buoyancy is one of the factors influencing learning and can affect students' academic achievement in various ways. The present study was conducted the aim of explaining the academic buoyancy of students based on family communication patterns and academic support through the mediating ...
Read More
Objective: Academic buoyancy is one of the factors influencing learning and can affect students' academic achievement in various ways. The present study was conducted the aim of explaining the academic buoyancy of students based on family communication patterns and academic support through the mediating role of self-directed learning.Methods: The research method was correlational of structural equation modeling type. The statistical population included all male and female students of junior high school in Sanandaj in the academic year of 2022-2023, from which 390 students were selected by multi-stage cluster sampling method. They answered Dehghanizade & Hosein chari’s Academic Buoyancy questionnaire (2013), Koerner & Fitzpatrick’s Family Communication Patterns questionnaire (2006), Sands & Plunket’s Academic Support questionnaire (2005) and Self-Directed Learning questionnaire of Cheng et al (2010). The data were analyzed with the structural equations modeling via Spss-24 and Amos-24 softwares.Results: The findings corroborated the good fitness of the model with research data. According to the findings, the direct paths from the conversational pattern, academic support and self-directed learning to academic buoyancy were positive and significant and for the conformity pattern was negative and significant. Also, the indirect paths from family communication patterns and academic support to self-directed learning to academic buoyancy were positive and significant and for the conformity pattern was negative and significant.Conclusion: In conclusion, the self-directed learning can play a mediating role in the relationship between family communication patterns and academic support with academic buoyancy in students.
Educational psychology and learning
Shahrooz Nemati; Shahram Vahedi; Rahim Badri gargari; Roufia Shams esfandabadi
Abstract
Objective: A high sense of belonging to the school and a low level of procrastination can protect against the risk of bullying and victimization. In this way, this research was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of the combined mindset change-motivational program on the sense of belonging to ...
Read More
Objective: A high sense of belonging to the school and a low level of procrastination can protect against the risk of bullying and victimization. In this way, this research was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of the combined mindset change-motivational program on the sense of belonging to the school and academic procrastination of bullied female students.Methods: The research method was semi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design and a follow-up period with a control group. The research community was formed by female secondary school students in Isfahan in 2022. From the mentioned society, 30 students were selected purposefully and randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups. The pre-test was done through the Brew et al sense of belonging to school questionnaire (2004) and Solomon and Rothblum academic procrastination questionnaire (1984). The experimental group received 8 90-minute sessions of the combined mindset change-motivational program. Finally, the post-test and a three-month follow-up were implemented. Data analysis was done using variance analysis with repeated measurements.Results: There is a significant difference between the sense of belonging and academic procrastination in the two groups in the post-test and follow-up stages, that is, the integrated program of mindset change-motivational has been able to cause a lasting improvement in the sense of belonging and academic procrastination of the bully girl.Conclusion: Based on the results, this program can be used as an effective intervention to help bullied female students and improve their sense of belonging and academic procrastination.
Educational psychology and learning
Parvin Mahmoodalilou; Behnam Talebi; Asadollah Khadivi
Abstract
Psychological capital can be improved through educational interventions, but its improvement through learning empowerment has received less attention. The purpose of this research was to explain the lived experiences of school principals in improving the psychological capital of female high school students ...
Read More
Psychological capital can be improved through educational interventions, but its improvement through learning empowerment has received less attention. The purpose of this research was to explain the lived experiences of school principals in improving the psychological capital of female high school students through learning empowerment. This study was based on a qualitative approach and a descriptive phenomenology method, with the study of 23 participants from among the principals of secondary schools for girls in the second year of secondary school in Tabriz city in the academic year of 2022-2023. Purposive sampling method was used for sampling and 23 semi-structured individual interviews were conducted until theoretical saturation was reached. the data analysis was done based on the seven-step strategy of Colaizzi. the findings show that the managers' lived experience of improving the psychological capital of female high school students through empowering learning in 3 themes and 23 sub-themes including: improving skills (self-confidence, self-esteem, self-development, self-leadership, self-regulation, self-evaluation, absorbing feedback, study skills, life skills), raising awareness and supportive learning atmosphere (counseling, psychological training, opportunities for interpersonal interactions in the classroom, positive classroom climate, independent learning, improving the quality of learning, need-based learning process, synergy in learning, meaningful learning), participation in class and school (participation in classroom management, participation in school management, team learning, team innovation, collective activities) can be categorized. It can be concluded that empowering learning through creating positive cognitive models in students provides improvement of their psychological capital.
