Mediating Role of Self-Efficacy in the Relationship between Fear of Failure and Academic Competitiveness of High School Students
Subject Areas : Educational Psychology
Nahid Kaboodi
1
(Counseling Center)
Reza Abdi
2
(PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT. AZARBAIJAN SHAHID MADANI UNIVERSITY)
Keywords: Self-Efficac, Fear of Failure, Academic Competitiveness.,
Abstract :
comprehension of learning environments in a competitive way shapes the way students think, feel and behave. the purpose of this research was to investigate the mediating role of self-efficacy in the relationship between fear of failure and academic competitiveness of middle school students in Tabriz. The current research was of a descriptive-correlation type. The statistical population of this research was all secondary school students in Tabriz city in the academic year 1402-1401, and the statistical sample included 320 students from five secondary schools in District 1 and 2 of the first and second term of Tabriz city, which were selected by cluster random sampling method. The measurement tools were including self-efficacy questionnaire, fear of failure questionnaire and academic competitiveness questionnaire. The software used for data analysis was spss version 23 and smart pls.3. The results of the analysis showed that there was relationship between fear of failure and academic competitiveness (β=0.402 and t=7.08) and self-efficacy (β=-0.319 and t=4.83), in addition there was a relationship between self-efficacy and academic competitiveness (β=0.509 and t=10.54). Also، the mediating role of self-efficacy in the relationship between fear of failure and academic competitiveness (-0.163) was significant. Therefore, it can be concluded that self-efficacy had a significant mediating role in the relationship between fear of failure and academic competitiveness of students.
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