Research Article

The Mediating Role of Self-Efficacy in The Relationship Between Self-Determination Motive and Academic Engagement Among Undergraduate Students

Volume: 11 Number: 3 May 2, 2024
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The Mediating Role of Self-Efficacy in The Relationship Between Self-Determination Motive and Academic Engagement Among Undergraduate Students

Abstract

Academic engagement (AE) is an educational concern, and universities seek to increase its level by identifying the factors affecting it. Self-determination theory (SDT) and self-efficacy (SE) have been assumed to affect academic engagement directly or indirectly. Recognizing the significance of investigating AE and the factors influencing it, a notable research gap is spotted in the exploration of the mediating influence of SE in the relationship between SDT and AE. The current study tried to fill this gap and aimed to reveal the levels of self-determination, self-efficacy, and academic engagement of undergraduate students as well as the mediating role of self-efficacy in the relationship between the self-determination motive and academic engagement. After applying the relevant measures to a sample of 240 undergraduate students, the results showed that self-efficacy and autonomy as a dimension of self-determination had a medium level, while the level of relatedness was high; moreover, the level of academic engagement was high and self-efficacy was low. Autonomy and competence as components of self-determination were also revealed to directly and indirectly affect academic engagement. The results also demonstrated the mediating role of self-efficacy in the relationship between self-determination motive and academic engagement. In light of the previous findings, there are some important implications, through which the teachers and faculty members can identify the factors affecting AE to help students increase their participation in educational activities. Psychological Counsellors can also use the findings to help students in coping with academic life challenges and positively interacting with their educational environment.

Keywords

mediating role, self-efficacy, self-determination, academic engagement, higher education

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Ethical Statement

We have adhered to all the standards of scientific research and its ethical framework

Thanks

We appreciate the opportunity to publish in your esteemed journal. We would also like to thank all those who contributed to this manuscript, including researchers, participants, and universities administrations

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APA
Ghbari, T., Albadareen, G., Al-smadi, R., Damra, J., & Shammout, N. (2024). The Mediating Role of Self-Efficacy in The Relationship Between Self-Determination Motive and Academic Engagement Among Undergraduate Students. Participatory Educational Research, 11(3), 43-58. https://doi.org/10.17275/per.24.33.11.3
AMA
1.Ghbari T, Albadareen G, Al-smadi R, Damra J, Shammout N. The Mediating Role of Self-Efficacy in The Relationship Between Self-Determination Motive and Academic Engagement Among Undergraduate Students. PER. 2024;11(3):43-58. doi:10.17275/per.24.33.11.3
Chicago
Ghbari, Thaer, Ghaleb Albadareen, Rana Al-smadi, Jalal Damra, and Nizar Shammout. 2024. “The Mediating Role of Self-Efficacy in The Relationship Between Self-Determination Motive and Academic Engagement Among Undergraduate Students”. Participatory Educational Research 11 (3): 43-58. https://doi.org/10.17275/per.24.33.11.3.
EndNote
Ghbari T, Albadareen G, Al-smadi R, Damra J, Shammout N (May 1, 2024) The Mediating Role of Self-Efficacy in The Relationship Between Self-Determination Motive and Academic Engagement Among Undergraduate Students. Participatory Educational Research 11 3 43–58.
IEEE
[1]T. Ghbari, G. Albadareen, R. Al-smadi, J. Damra, and N. Shammout, “The Mediating Role of Self-Efficacy in The Relationship Between Self-Determination Motive and Academic Engagement Among Undergraduate Students”, PER, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 43–58, May 2024, doi: 10.17275/per.24.33.11.3.
ISNAD
Ghbari, Thaer - Albadareen, Ghaleb - Al-smadi, Rana - Damra, Jalal - Shammout, Nizar. “The Mediating Role of Self-Efficacy in The Relationship Between Self-Determination Motive and Academic Engagement Among Undergraduate Students”. Participatory Educational Research 11/3 (May 1, 2024): 43-58. https://doi.org/10.17275/per.24.33.11.3.
JAMA
1.Ghbari T, Albadareen G, Al-smadi R, Damra J, Shammout N. The Mediating Role of Self-Efficacy in The Relationship Between Self-Determination Motive and Academic Engagement Among Undergraduate Students. PER. 2024;11:43–58.
MLA
Ghbari, Thaer, et al. “The Mediating Role of Self-Efficacy in The Relationship Between Self-Determination Motive and Academic Engagement Among Undergraduate Students”. Participatory Educational Research, vol. 11, no. 3, May 2024, pp. 43-58, doi:10.17275/per.24.33.11.3.
Vancouver
1.Thaer Ghbari, Ghaleb Albadareen, Rana Al-smadi, Jalal Damra, Nizar Shammout. The Mediating Role of Self-Efficacy in The Relationship Between Self-Determination Motive and Academic Engagement Among Undergraduate Students. PER. 2024 May 1;11(3):43-58. doi:10.17275/per.24.33.11.3