The Structural Relationships between Critical Thinking and Creativity with Achievement Motivation: The Mediating Role of Self-Control

Aim: the goal of this study has been investigation of the structural relationships between critical thinking and creativity with achievement motivation with mediating role of self-control of students of Semnan University of Medical Sciences.
present study, from the viewpoint of purpose is practical and from the viewpoint of data collection method, is a type of descriptivecorrelative studies. Statistical population includes all the B.A students of Semnan University of Medical Sciences. Participants were 201 B.A students (141 female students and 60 male students) who were selected by stratified sampling method. All of them completed the scales of critical thinking, creativity, and self-control and achievement motivation. The data was analyzed with path analysis model by LISREL software.
The results (findings) indicated that critical thinking has a direct effect on students’ achievement motivation but with mediation of self-control hasn’t an indirect effect on students’ achievement motivation. Creativity has a direct, positive and significant effect on students’ achievement motivation. Also, with mediation of self-control, has an indirect, positive and significant effect on students’ achievement motivation.
creativity directly and with mediation of self-control can influence students’ achievement motivation.