Development of a Structural Model to Explain Academic Motivation Based on Perceived Social Support and Mindfulness with the Mediation of Basic Psychological Needs

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1 Department of Psychology, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamadan, Iran.

2 Department of Psychology, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran.

Abstract

The present study attempts to develop a model of academic motivation in female students based on perceived social support and mindfulness as mediated by basic psychological needs. This study is applied and was conducted using a correlational research design involving structural equation modeling. The statistical population included all female first-grade secondary school students in Hamedan, Iran, during the academic year 2022-2023. 388 students were selected using multistage cluster sampling method based on the Krejcie & Morgan table. The instruments used included the Academic Motivation Scale (AMS), the Multidimensional Perceived Social Support Scale (MSPSS), Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ), and Basic Psychological Needs Scale (BSNS). Data was analyzed using structural equation modeling on SPSS 27 and Lisrel8.8 software. Based on the findings, the developed model had a good fit (RMSEA = 0.062, CFI = 0.94, IFI = 0.93, GFI = 0.91, χ^2/df = 2.77). The relationships between the variables showed a direct and positive effect for perceived social support and mindfulness on academic motivation and basic psychological needs. Furthermore, basic psychological needs played a significant mediating role in the relationship between perceived social support, mindfulness, and academic motivation (p<0.01). Based on the findings, perceived social support and mindfulness create significant social and psychological resources in female students, they can have an influential impact on the components of basic psychological needs. Satisfying these basic psychological needs can subsequently enhance students' academic motivation. Therefore, there is a need to pay more attention to the components of adolescent female students’ basic psychological needs.

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Journal of Applied Psychological Research

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Available Online from 08 August 2024

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  • Receive Date: 31 August 2023
  • Revise Date: 17 November 2023
  • Accept Date: 20 December 2023
  • First Publish Date: 08 August 2024
  • Publish Date: 08 August 2024

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