The structural model of academic buoyancy based on academic engagement and motivation to progress with the mediating role of academic vitality

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Counseling Department, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Iran

2 Master of Science in School Counseling, Counseling Department, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Iran

10.22108/cbs.2025.144871.2006

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to investigate the fit of the structural model of academic buoyancy based on academic engagement and achievement motivation with the mediating role of academic vitality in the students of the second secondary level of Sanandaj city. This research was a descriptive, correlational research, and in terms of its implementation method, it was based on structural equations. The statistical population of the present study was high school students in Sanandaj in the 2023-2024 academic year. For this purpose, 343 people were selected using the available method based on statistical assumptions in the G-Power software. To collect data, the academic buoyancy questionnaire, academic engagement questionnaire, achievement motivation questionnaire, and academic vitality questionnaire were used in person and online. To analyze the data, Spss-26 and Amos-26 software were used. The results of data analysis showed that the research model had a good fit. The direct effect of achievement motivation (p <0.001 and β=0.337), academic engagement (p <0.01 and β=0.331), and academic vitality (p <0.05 and β=0.246) on academic buoyancy was positive and significant. The indirect results of academic engagement (p <0.05 and β=0.159) on academic buoyancy as mediator of academic vitality were positive and significant. Also, the indirect effect of achievement motivation (p <0.05 and β=0.070) on academic buoyancy with the mediating role of academic vitality was positive and significant. Therefore, increasing academic engagement and achievement motivation increases academic vitality and academic retention.

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