Testing and comparing the model of personality traits with quality of life and academic performance with mediating role of emotion regulation and academic self-efficacy in Shahid Chamran university students

Subject Areas : Tectonostratigraphy

Gholamreza Kavyani ¹ (PhD student of Educational Psychology, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran)
Sirous AllipourBirgani ² (Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran)
Manijeh Shehniyailagh ³ (Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran)
Gholamreza Rajabi ⁴ (Professor, Department of Counseling, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran)

Received: 2018-11-29 Accepted : 2019-07-15 Published : 2019-05-22

Keywords: Quality of life, academic performance, academic self-efficacy, emotion regulation, conscientiousness,

Abstract :

This correlational study aimed at testing and comparing the model of personality traits with quality of life and academic performance with mediating role of emotion regulation and academic self-efficacy in Shahid Chamran university students. All Shahid Chamran University female and male students during the academic were population of this study. A total of 350 students were selected by multi-stage random sampling method and answered the research tools (Conscientiousness subscale of NEO Personality Inventory, World Health Organization Quality of Life, Academic Self-Efficacy Scale and Dimensions of Emotional Openness Questionnaire). This correlation study was performed using path analysis method. The results showed that relationship between conscientiousness and academic self-efficacy was positive and strong. The relationship between academic self-efficacy and academic performance and academic self-efficacy and quality of life. Furthermore, path coefficient of conscientiousness to quality of life was high in female students. Path coefficient of conscientiousness to emotion regulation and emotion regulation to quality of life were high in male students. There are relationship between academic self-efficacy and academic performance and quality of life as well as emotion regulation and quality of life. It is possible to develop strategies or programs to increase students' academic self-efficacy as well as to increase the comprehension, evaluation and control of emotions and emotional reactions in a beneficial way.

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