The Presenting Causal Predictive Model of Academic Resilience Based on the External Locus of Control (with an Intermediate Academic Conflict): Application of Path Analysis

Subject Areas : Educational Psychology

Mahdi Yousefvand ¹ , ezatolah ghadampour ² , Masoud Sadeghi ³ , Simin golamrezaei ⁴

1 - Khorramabad
2 - Associate Professor of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran.
3 - Khorramabad
4 - Khorramabad

Received: 2018-02-03 Accepted : 2019-01-06 Published : 2019-11-22

Keywords: academic resilience, external locus of control, academic conflict,

Abstract :

The present study was aimed to explain the causal relationship between academic conflict, external locus of control and academic resilience. Participants included 400 students from Lorestan University in the academic year of 2017-18, selected by simple random sampling method. In order to measure the variables of the research academic resilience, external locus of control and academic conflict questionnaires were used. To evaluate the proposed model, AMOS software and path analysis method were used. The findings showed that, according to the values of the indices, the data are fitted with the research model; the external locus of control, academic conflict, problem-oriented and positivist, skill of communication and future orientation Variable are positively predictive; academic conflict variable can positively affect the problem-orientation, communication skills and future orientation; Significant predictive value; external locus of control through academic conflict significantly predicts all aspects of academic resilience. Therefore, according to the results, it is obvious that increasing the tendency towards the external locus of control and consequently increasing the level of academic conflict will increase the problem-oriented and positivist level, communication skills and future orientation in the students

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Martin, V. C. (2003) Goal theory, motivation, and school achievement: An Integrative Review. Annual Review o, 96(5): 201-220.

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Neal, D (2017). Academic resilience and caring adults: The experiences of former foster youth, Children and Youth Services Review, 79(15): 242-248.

O′connor, R., & Cassidy, F. (2007). [Effectiveness of group therapy based on Hope therapy approach to increase the life expectancy of women with breast cancer]. [Dissertation]. Ferdowsi University of Mashhad: School of Education and Psychology, 7(9):113-131[In Persian].

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Pintrich R, Degroot E. (1999). Classroom and individual differences in early adolescents, motivation. J of Early, 14(42): 139-61.

Prince-Embury, S. & Saklofske, D. H. (2013). Resilience in children, adolescents, and adults: Translating research into practice. Springer: New York, NY, US.

Reschly, A., & Christenson, S. L. (2006). School completion. In G. Bear and K. Minke. Children’s needs: Development, prevention, and intervention (pp.147 169). Washington DC: National Association of School Psychologist.

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Richardson, S. T. (1990). Adolescents Resilience, family adversity and wellbeing among Hawaiian and non-Hawaiian adolescents. International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 52(291): 859-867.

Rojas, F., & Fernanda, L (2015). Factors Affecting Academic Resilience in Middle School Students: A Case Study (Factores que Afectan la Resiliencia Académica end Estudiantes de Bachillerato). GIST Education and Learning Research Journal, 11(8): 63-78.

Rutter, J. (1966). Creation and validation of the source control scale. Educational Peculiarities. 2 (17): 628-631.

Saif, A. (2015). New Educational Psychology (Sixth Edition), Tehran: Doran Publication [In Persian].

Samoelz, Y. (2004). Qualification Questionnaire resiliency. Journal of Psychiatry, 18(3):254-263.

Scheier, MF. & Corver, CS. (1985). Optimism pessimism, and psychological wellbeing. In E. C. Change (Ed.), optimism and pessimism: Implications for theory research and practice. Washington DC: American Psychological Association, 25(4): 189-216.

Seligman, ME. (1998). Positive social science. APA Monitor, 29(1): 2-5.

Sharif Mousavi, F. (2014). Academic resilience and educational conflict in Qom, the first national conference on modern research in the field of humanities and social studies of Iran, Islamic Studies and Research Center of Soroush Hekmat Mortazavi[In Persian].

SiahMansoor, M., Barati, Z., & Behzadi, S. (2015). Educational resilience model based on academic competence and student-student relationship. Methods and psychological models, 3 (7), 44-25[In Persian].

Steptoe. A., & Wardle, J. (2001). Locus of control and health behavior revised: A multi-variate analysis of young adults from 18 countries. British Journal of Psychology, 22(4): 659-672.

Strassle, C G., Mckee, EA. & Plant, DD. (2000). Optimism an indicator of psychological health: Using psychological assessment wisely. Personality Assessment, 72(2):190-199.

Theresa, C. (2017). Influencing Optimum Health for Nurses. Short communication AORN Journal, 105(2):228-231.

Trina, R. H. (2002). Self-handicapping among Comparison of Honors and traditional college students utilization, Retrived from www. Google. Com.

Yazerloo, MT., Rashtindeh, M., Sadeqmand, K., & Kalantari, M. (2014). Mediating Resilience in the Relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Optimism with Mental Health of Students of Isfahan University, 2nd International Conference on Science and Technology Research, Turkey - Istanbul, Karin Institute of Education [In Persian].