Medical Journal of Mashhad university of Medical Sciences

Medical Journal of Mashhad university of Medical Sciences

Structural Equation Modeling of the Relationship between Academic Resilience and Emotion Regulation Strategies with Achievement Motivation: The Mediating Role of Creative Thinking in Senior High School Students in Tehran

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Nasim Binaee 1
Reza Hosseinpour 2
Fatemeh khoeini 3
1 Department of Educational Psychology, NT.C., Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
2 Department of Psychology, NT.C., Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. (Corresponding Author)
3 Department of Psychology, Fi.C., Islamic Azad University, Firuzkuh, Iran.
10.22038/mjms.2025.27537
Abstract
Introduction: The present study aimed to determine the goodness of fit of a structural model examining the relationship between academic resilience and emotion regulation strategies with achievement motivation, considering the mediating role of creative thinking among senior high school students in Tehran.
Methods: In terms of purpose, the study was applied, and in terms of methodology, it was descriptive-correlational. The statistical population consisted of 275 senior high school students from District 6 of Tehran, who were selected through cluster random sampling. The instruments used in this study included the Academic Resilience Scale developed by Andrew J. Martin (2001), the Achievement Motivation Questionnaire by Hubert Hermans (1970), the Emotion Regulation Strategies Questionnaire by James J. Gross (2002), and the Creative Thinking Scale by Welch and McDonald (2002). All instruments demonstrated acceptable validity and reliability. Data were analyzed using SPSS-26 and AMOS-23 software. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was employed to test the research hypotheses.
Results: The findings indicated that the proposed model demonstrated a good fit to the data. Academic resilience and emotion regulation strategies had significant direct effects on achievement motivation (β = 0.84 and β = 0.80, respectively; p < 0.001). َ Also, Creative Thinking had significant effects on Achievement Motivation (P=0.013, β=0.13) positivity.
Conclusion: Therefore, it can be concluded that high academic resilience, and appropriate emotion regulation strategies can predict greater achievement motivation in students and help them achieve greater academic achievement motivation by engaging and improving creative thinking in them.
Keywords
Academic Resilience
Emotion Regulation Strategies
Achievement Motivation
Creative Thinking
Medical Journal of Mashhad university of Medical Sciences
Volume 68, Issue 5
November and December 2025
Pages 1560-1579