ERIC Number: EJ1269931
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Oct
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Social-Cognitive Predictors of Iranian College Students' Academic Well-Being
Sadeghi, Ahmad; Mahdavi, Fatemeh
Journal of Career Development, v47 n5 p579-591 Oct 2020
The purpose of this study was to examine the application of Lent and Brown's social-cognitive model in predicting academic well-being of Iranian students. A total of 400 undergraduate students (252 female students and 148 male students) completed the measures of academic satisfaction, self-efficacy, environmental support, goal progress, and personality traits. Path analysis indicated that the modified social-cognitive model provided good fit to the data and accounted for substantial portion of the variance in academic satisfaction. The results of path analysis showed that self-efficacy, goal progress, environmental supports, and resources both directly and indirectly had relationship with academic well-being. It was revealed that only one of the personality traits (conscientiousness) had a direct and significant correlation with students' academic well-being. However, neuroticism, conscientiousness, and extroversion had indirect and significant correlations with academic well-being through self-efficacy, environmental supports, and resources. According to the obtained findings, this research supported the role of social-cognitive variables in the academic well-being of Iranian students.
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Foreign Countries, College Students, Well Being, Academic Achievement, Psychometrics, Student Satisfaction, Self Efficacy, Goal Orientation, Personality Traits, College Environment, Personality Measures
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Iran
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: NEO Five Factor Inventory
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