Developing a Model of Academic Buoyancy based on Grit and future orientation Mediated by problem solving skills in students

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1 Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran

3 PhD Student, Educational Psychology, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran

4 Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of the current research was to provide a model of the causal relationships of academic buoyancy based on grit and future orientation mediated by problem solving skills in students using the method of structural equation modeling.
Methods: This study was conducted using a descriptive-correlational design and structural equation modeling on a sample of 382 undergraduate students from Bu-Ali Sina University, selected through cluster sampling based on the Morgan table. The research instruments included four questionnaires: Dehghanizadeh and Hossein-Chari's academic buoyancy (2013), Duckworth's grit (2007), Steinberg's future orientation (2009), Heppner's problem solving skills (1982).
Results: According to the research findings, grit has a direct effect on academic buoyancy (β = 0.35, P ≤ 0.01). Future orientation has a direct effect on academic buoyancy (β = 0.29, P ≤ 0.01). Problem-solving skills have a direct effect on academic buoyancy (β = 0.32, P ≤ 0.01). Grit affects problem-solving skills (β = 0.21, P ≤ 0.01). Future orientation affects problem-solving skills (β = 0.43, P ≤ 0.01). The indirect effect of grit on academic buoyancy through problem-solving skills is significant (β = 0.06, P ≤ 0.01). The indirect effect of future orientation on academic buoyancy through problem-solving skills is significant (β = 0.14, P ≤ 0.01). The results of the structural equation modeling, analyzed using LISREL software, indicated that the research model is a good fit. 
Conclusions: The proposed model of the current research demonstrated a good fit with the collected data. This study provided evidence for the mediating role of problem-solving skills in the relationship between grit and future orientation with academic buoyancy. In light of these findings, considering the influential role of grit and future orientation and their adaptable and flexible nature, educational programs are necessary to enhance academic buoyancy.

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