Predicting the academic motivation based on perceived social support and intelligence beliefs in students

Subject Areas : Journal of Excellence in counseling and psychotherapy

Elham  Fallah Manesh ¹ (Master of Counseling and Guidance, Islamic Azad University, West Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran)
Hamid  Vatankhah ² (Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology and Counseling, Islamic Azad University, West Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran.)

Received: 2019-09-30 Accepted : 2019-12-15 Published : 2020-01-21

Keywords: perceived social support, Academic motivation, Intelligence beliefs,

Abstract :

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to predict academic motivation based on perceived social support and IQ in students. Methodology: This study was a descriptive correlational study. The study population consisted of high school students in Tehran in the academic year of 2018-19. The sample consisted of 120 individuals who were selected by multistage cluster random sampling. Data were collected using the Academic Motivation Questionnaire (Harter, 1981), Perceived Social Support (Zimt et al., 1988) and Intelligence Beliefs (Abdul Fattah & Yates, 2006). Data were analyzed using multiple linear regression in SPSS-22 at the significant level of 0.05. Findings: Findings showed that support of family, friends and teachers was positively correlated with students' academic motivation and the level of IQs was positively correlated with their academic motivation. Also, support variables of family, friends and teachers and intelligence beliefs were able to significantly predict 31% of students' academic motivation changes (P <0.05). Conclusion: As family teachers and friends support the student in different areas, their morale and educational capacity will increase, thus improving perceived social support and intelligence-related education. An instrument of increased academic motivation in students.