The Role of Psychological Capitals and academic motivation in academic vitality and decisional procrastination in nursing students

• Main Authors: Dariush Azimi, Somaye Gadimi, Kazem Khazan, Shahriar Dargahi
• Format: Article
• Language: fas
• Published: Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences 2017-12-01
• Series: Journal of Medical Education and Development
• Subjects: Psychological Capitals- academic motivation- academic vitality-decisional procrastination
• Online Access: http://jmed.ssu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-820-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1

Objectives: Nursing students because of environmental work and study  stress   more exposed to academic problems and personal efficiency are reduced. The aim of this study was to explain The Role of Psychological Capitals and academic motivation in academic vitality and decisional procrastination in nursing students. Methods: In this study  correlation types, to conduct 150 member of university Azad Islamic of Ardebil in 95-96 years and were selected by systematic random and respond to decisional procrastination scale, academic vitality scale, academic motivation scale and psychological capitals were all high validity and reliability. Data was collected  analyzed by SPSS 18 software and  using regression . Results: The results indicate that all components of psychological capital (hope, resiliency, optimism and self-efficacy) and academic motivation can predict changes in the academic vitality by positively and negatively changes in decisional procrastination. Conclusion: The results highlight the importance of psychological capital as one of the important components of Positive Psychology and  also academic motivation in reducing students' academic decisional procrastination and promote in academic vitality. Thus, providing trainings based on improving of psychological capital in academic environments will lead to reduction of academic burnout and will better academic performance in students.