Academic locus of control and motivational persistence: structural equation modeling [Akademik kontrol odağı ve motivasyonel kararlılık: yapısal eşitlik modellemesi]

• Main Author: Hakan SARIÇAM
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Eğitim Bilimleri Araştırmaları Dergisi 2015-04-01
• Series: Eğitim Bilimleri Araştırmaları Dergisi
• Subjects: Academic locus of control; Motivation; Perseverance; Structural equation model; Akademik kontrol odağı; Motivasyon; Kararlılık; Yapısal eşitlik
• Online Access: http://ebad-jesr.com/images/MAKALE_ARSIV/C5_S1makaleler/5.1.05.pdf

The aim of this study is the examination of the relationship between academic locus of control and motivational persistence. For the first time to my knowledge, the relations between academic locus of control and motivational persistence were investigated. The participants of the study consisted of adolescents who have attended from different public high schools. Overall, 413 students contributed to this study. Academic Locus of Control Scale and The Motivational Persistence Scale were used for data collection. In the research, whether there is a casual relationship between academic locus of control and motivational persistence in adolescents was tested through path analysis in the context of structural equation model. According to the results, there is a causative relationship between academic locus of control and motivational persistence in adolescents. The findings were discussed in relation to previous research.