Surveying the Effect of Motivating Beliefs and Self-regulation Strategies on InformationBehavior amongPh.D. Students at Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of motivational beliefs and self-regulation strategies on information behavior among Ph.D. students at Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences (AJUMS). In this study, 184 students were surveyed that ultimately 125 participations were examined. The applied research was causal-comparative in nature andsurvey in terms of data collection; and required data were collected through two standardized questionnaires; Motivational Strategies for Learning and a researcher-made questionnaire about Information Behavior. After confirming the validity by experts, reliability of both questionnaires was determined by Cronbach's alpha, respectively, 0.79 and vary from 0.85. Data analysis consequently was performed on structural equation modeling based on partial least squares by using the statistical software SPSS21& PLS. The results showed that proposed model had an acceptable adjustment to the data; as well as motivational beliefs components and self-regulation strategies have affected information behavior among Ph.D. students. Considering the results, a better understanding of the psychological functions affecting information behavior among Ph.D. students is crucially important in developing the educational programs related to information-seeking skills, moreover, in offering solutionsto improve information services and to develop information systems; since the more effective transfer of information to these students can result in much improvement of their academic performance, thereby providing medical services to the community.