Compatibility of Emotional Intelligence and Self- Efficacy with Motivation for Academic Achievement in Middle School Students in the City of Zahedan in Iran

Introduction: The present study aimed at examining the compatibility of Emotional Intelligence and self- efficacy with middle school students’ motivation for academic achievement inZahedan. Materials and method: The method included descriptive statistics and multi-stage cluster sampling. The population consisted of13334 middle school students enrolling in academic year 2011 in school district 2. 190 students were randomly selected throughmulti-stage sampling and they completed General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE), Emotional Intelligence Inventory and AchievementMotivation Questionnaire. Results: Findings indicated that students’ self –efficacy was found to be slightly higher than average level, while their academicachievement and their Emotional Intelligence reached the higher levels. Besides, there existed direct, significant relationshipsbetween self– efficacy, academic achievement and EmotionalIntelligence of students. Conclusion: The study results show that regarding to the selfefficacyand emotional Intelligence components are good determiners for academic achievement.

Keywords:

Self- efficacy , Emotional Intelligence , Academic achievement