The Mediating Role of Emotional Intelligence in the Relationship between Self- efficacy of Research and Academic Achievement Motivation

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between self-efficacyof research and academic achievement motivation with the mediating role of emotional intelligence. The research method is descriptive and correlational. The statistical population consisted of all Bu Ali Sina University graduate students with the size of 3340 people. Using stratified sampling method, 246 students (182 graduate students and 64 PhD students) were randomly selected for the study. Data collection tools were questionnaires and the content reliability was tested by the educational sciences experts and the reliability obtained based on Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0/76 for self-efficacy questionnaire, 0/92 for the emotional intelligence questionnaire and 0/81 for the academic achievement questionnaire. The collected data were analyzed by using the statistical software, SPSS and Lisrel. The results showed that the direct and indirect effect of self-efficacy of research with the mediating role of emotional intelligence on academic achievement motivation is positive and significant. To increase the academic achievement motivation of students, the self-efficacy of research and emotional intelligence of students should be taken into consideration much more.