A Causal Model Of Psychological Capital And Harmful Academic Behaviors: The Mediating Role Of Emotional Regulation And Academic Self-Regulation

Background:This study aimed to present a causal model of the relationship between psychological capital and harmful academic behaviors for the mediating role of emotional regulation and academic self-regulation. Method: The research method was the correlational model of structural equations. The statistical population of this study consisted of all eighth-grade students in Yazd in the academic year ۲۰۱۰-۲۰۱۱, of which ۳۰۰ were selected by multi-stage cluster sampling. The research instruments included the Academic Harmful Behaviors Questionnaire, the Academic Self-Regulation Questionnaire  the Emotional Regulation Problems Questionnaire, and the Psychological Capital Questionnaire. Data analysis was performed by the structural equation modeling method by PLS software.  Results:The results showed that the structure of psychological capital through the mediation of emotion regulation and academic self-regulation can predict the harmful behaviors of students. Conclusion: Therefore, it can be concluded that psychological capital could increase or decrease Academic destructive behavior by increasing or decreasing them in academic emotion regulation and self-regulation.  

Keywords:

Emotion Regulation , Academic Self-Regulation , Academic destructive behavior , Psychological Capital