Comparison of the causal relationship between Academic Buoyancy and academic engagement with the role of mediator self-efficacy in second grade students

The purpose of this study was to investigate the causal relationship between Academic Buoyancy and Academic engagement with the role of mediator of academic self-efficacy in second grade students in Khorramabad city and compare the model in male and female groups. The population of the study consisted of all students of second grade students in Khorramabad city which were selected by randomized multistage cluster sampling method of 510 people. The instruments used in this study were academic Buoyancy, academic self-efficacy and academic engagement. AMOS 21 software was used to analyze the data, The proposed model was evaluated using structural equation modeling. The results of structural equation modeling showed that academic Buoyancy is either directly or indirectly related to academic engagement through academic self-efficacy. Also, academic Buoyancy with academic self-efficacy and academic self-efficacy were directly related to academic engagement. Also, the results of multivariate analysis showed that despite the similarity of girls 'and boys' Path charts, there was a significant difference between two groups in path coefficients. Based on the findings of the current study, it is suggested that the authorities, school administrators and teachers, with creating positive beliefs in themselves, and developing a positive, active, and educative school environment, Provide conditions for Self-efficacy, engagement and academic Buoyancy in students.