The Structural Model of Relationship between Mental Health and Academic Satisfaction with Mediating Role of Self-Efficacy in Masters Students

Academic satisfaction reflects how students perceive their learning experiences, which is recognized as one of the indicators of measuring students' quality of learning and education. The purpose of this study was to investigate thestructural model of relationship between mental health and academic satisfaction with mediating role of self-efficacy in master’s students of Islamic Azad University of Neka.

The method of the present study in terms of applied purpose and in terms of descriptive, correlation has been observed.The statistical population consisted of all 195 undergraduate students at the Islamic Azad University of Neka in the academic year 96-97. Sample size According to Krejcy and Morgan table, 129 individuals were selected randomly (gender). The instrument for collecting data was three standard questionnaires of mental health, self-efficacy and academic satisfaction Questionnaire. The collected data was used for analyzed by Structural equation modeling using the partial least squares method (PLS).

The results of this study showed that there is a significant relationship between mental health and self-efficacy with student's academic satisfaction; 40.1% of self-efficacy and 66% of academic satisfaction are explained by mental health. And the self-efficacy variable has a mediator effect on the relationship between mental health and academic satisfaction. Fit indices indicate that the proposed model is an appropriate fit.

By enhancing the sense of self-efficacy and improving mental health, students' academic satisfaction can be increased.