Mediating role of self-efficacy of students in the relationship between problem solving skills and managing drinking water consumption in Bushehr

This study aimed to determine the relationship between problem solving and managing water consumption through the mediation of efficacy. Research based on the purpose is an applied research and due to the method was descriptive and correlational. The population includes high school students in 2016-2017 in Bushehr (in Iran). In this study, using multi-stage cluster sampling method and sample size was calculated 244 using Cochran formula. The findings suggest that the causal model given in good brush and a total of variables can be explained 59 percent of variance in the management of drinking water. The results showed that problem-solving skills in addition to the direct impact, indirectly through self-management also affects water consumption by students

Keywords:

Self-Efficacy , Water Consumption Management , Problem-Solving Skills.