Predicting academic enthusiasm based on social adequacy and parenting styles considering the mediating role of social support in students

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Ph.D. Candidate of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran

2 Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili , Ardabil, Iran.

3 Ph.D. Student in Educational Adminstration, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran.

4 PhD in Psychology and Education of Exceptional Children, Islamic Azad University Science and Research Branch

10.22098/jpc.2024.15466.1250

Abstract

Aim: The purpose of this study was to predict academic enthusiasm based on social adequacy and parenting styles, considering the mediating role of social support in students. Method: In terms of the purpose of this research, it is of an applied type and in terms of data collection methods, it is of a descriptive correlational type. The statistical population in this research includes all the high school students of the 2nd district of Ardabil. the statistical sample of the research also includes 368 students (172 girls and 196 boys) of high schools in the 2nd district of Ardabil. They are selected by stratified sampling method. Research questionnaires include; The social support questionnaire (Vaux et al., 1986), the 30-question parenting style questionnaire (Baumrinds, 1973), the academic enthusiasm scale (Fredericks et al., 2004) and the social adequacy questionnaire (Fellner et al., 1990) were used, and the validity and reliability have been proven by psychologists and professors in this field. SPSS-16 software, Pearson's correlation method and multiple linear regression analysis were used to check the correlation between variables. Findings: The findings indicate that the mediating role of social support in the relationship between academic enthusiasm and social adequacy and parenting styles of students is positive and significant (P < 0.001). Conclusion: According to the findings, it can be said that social adequacy and parenting styles can predict students' academic enthusiasm due to the presence of social support.

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Preventive Counseling
Volume 5, Issue 4
December 2024
Pages 29-38

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