Structural model of academic achievement based on self-confidence and psychological capital mediated by coping strategies (avoidance, problem-oriented and emotion-oriented)

The aim of this study was to provide a structural model for predicting academic achievement based on self-confidence and psychological capital mediated by coping strategies in students. The research method was descriptive،correlational. The statistical population included all high school students in Mashhad in the academic year 1399-1400. The multi-stage cluster sampling method was employed and the resulting sample included 405 students. Participants answered the Luzenberg Confidence Questionnaire, the Stress Coping Strategies Questionnaire (Andler & Parker), and the Lutans Psychological Capital Questionnaire. For data analysis, structural equation modeling was run with SPSS 24 and AMOS software programs in order to investigate the relationships between latent variables. The results showed that there was a positive and significant relationship between self-confidence, psychological capital and problem-oriented coping style with academic success. Moreover, there was a significant negative relationship between avoidance coping style and success. However, no significant relationship was found between emotion-oriented style and academic success. Also, students’ academic achievement was predicted by self-confidence and psychological capital with the mediating role of the problem-oriented coping strategy.