The Model of Academic Performance based on Academic Identity, Academic Vitality and Flourishing of Students, and Academic Self-efficacy

Success and failure in studying is one of the important concerns of educational systems. This study aimed at designing a model of academic performance based on the academic identity, academic vitality and flourishing in medical students by examining the intermediate role of academic self-efficacy.

This correlation study was done via structural equation modeling. Population include 400 medical students of Kermanshah in first semester of the academic years 2018-2019 that have been selected by the cluster sampling method. To collect data, academic identity, academic vitality, flourishing, and academic self-efficacy questionnaire were used. Data were analyzed by Pearson correlation coefficient.

 The results indicated that successful academic identity, academic vitality, and flourishing are interacting with the intermediate role of academic self-efficacy in explaining the studentschr('39') academic performance are effective. The direct effect of successful academic identity (0.31), academic vitality (0.41) and flourishing (0.34) were significant in estimating studentschr('39') academic performance. Likewise, the results of path analysis indicated the intermediate role of academic self-efficacy in the relationship between successful academic identity, academic vitality, and flourishing with academic performance of students

Regarding the indirect effect of academic self-efficacy on the academic performance, it seems that academic self-efficacy modulates the relationship between successful academic identity, academic vitality, and flourishing with academic performance.