Psychology
Mohammad Azad Abdollahpour
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Objective: The main purpose of the present study was to investigate psychometric properties of the Short Character Strength Measure (SCSM) among Iranian teachers. Methods: In this correlation study, 200 teachers (100 male, 100 female) completed the Short Character Strength Measure and the Questionnaire ...
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Objective: The main purpose of the present study was to investigate psychometric properties of the Short Character Strength Measure (SCSM) among Iranian teachers. Methods: In this correlation study, 200 teachers (100 male, 100 female) completed the Short Character Strength Measure and the Questionnaire on Teacher Interaction (QTI). The confirmatory factor analysis method and internal consistency were used to compute the SCSM's factorial validity and reliability, respectively. Also, in order to examine the construct validity of the character strength measure, we computed correlation between different dimensions of SCSM with positive and negative interpersonal teacher behaviors. Results: The results of confirmatory factor analysis, based AMOS software, indicated that multidimensional structure of the SCSM consisted wisdom, courage, humanity, justice, temperance and transcendence had acceptable fit to data in the teacher’s sample. Correlation analyses between different dimensions of SCSM with positive and negative interpersonal teacher behaviors provided initial evidence for the SCSM construct validity. Internal consistencies for the scales measuring wisdom, courage, humanity, justice, temperance and transcendence were 0/66, 0/55, 0/52, 0/50, 0/55 and 0/76, respectively. In sum, these findings provide evidence for the validity and reliability of the SCSM as an instrument to measure of character strength among teacher’s sample.
Keshgal Azfandak; Mohammad Azad Abdolahur
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The Purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between academic optimism and academic Self-Efficacy with academic engagement in piranha Islamic Azad University students in the academic year of 1395-96. The research method was correlation. The statistical population of the study consisted ...
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The Purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between academic optimism and academic Self-Efficacy with academic engagement in piranha Islamic Azad University students in the academic year of 1395-96. The research method was correlation. The statistical population of the study consisted of students of piranshar Islamic Azad University. 299 (157 boys and 142 girls) were randomly selected using a multi-stage cluster sampling method. To calculate the sample size' the Cochran formula used. Data were collected through a questionnaire of academic engagement, academic optimism questionnaire and academic self- efficacy questionnaire. The variables of academic optimism and academic self-efficacy (predictive variables) were used to predict academic engagement (criterion variable). Multiple stepwise regression tests were used. The results showed that in the first step, the statistical test F for significance of this prediction is 395/136 which is significant at level (p<0/05). In other words, academic self-efficacy has been a predictor of academic engagement. In the second step, the statistical test F has significant significance for this prediction is 244/133, which is significant at level (p<0/05). In other words, academic self-efficacy variables and their optimism together predict the variables of academic engagement. Findings showed that academic optimism, academic self-efficacy and academic engagement have a meaningful relationship.The results of the research findings include the fact that the relationship between variables is positive and significant in the main and secondary hypotheses, and predictor variables can distinguish the criterion variable.
