The mediating role of social adjustment in the relationship between mind theory and self-efficacy with the tendency to virtual networks in gifted students

Subject Areas : social psychology

Alireza Sangani ¹ , behnam makvandi ^{2 *} , Parviz Askary ³

1 - 1 Ph.D. Student, Department of Psychology, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran.
2 - Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran
3 - Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran

Received: 2020-09-24 Accepted : 2020-12-26 Published : 2022-03-21

Keywords: social adjustment# self, efficacy# theory of mind# tendency to virtual networks# gifted students,

Abstract :

The aim of this study was the mediating role of social adjustment in the relationship between mind theory and self-efficacy with the tendency to virtual networks in gifted students. The research method was descriptive-correlation and in particular path analaysis. The statistical population of the present study was all 300 gifted students of Secondary School Sampad Secondary School in 11 experimental fields in the academic year of 2019 in Gorgan. Mojardi, et al (2014) tendency to virtual networks questionnaire, Steerneman (1994) theory of mind questionnaire, self-efficacy Shereer (1982), California Test Personality (1953) were evaluated. The results showed that The research model was fitted and validated and explained 0.58 of variance in tendency to virtual networks by theory of mind, self-efficacy and social adaptation and social adaptation had a mediating role in the relationship between theory of mind with tendency to virtual networks. Changes in the tendency for cyberspace based on direct theory of mind and indirect social adjustment can be explained in gifted students and this study has practical implications for school counselors.