Department of English, Salman Farsi University of Kazerun, Kazerun, Iran.
Department of Psychology, Yasouj University, Yasouj, Iran.
PLoS One. 2023 May 23;18(5):e0285984. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0285984. eCollection 2023.
Motivation as a catalyst for human conduct has been associated with lots of variables. However, self-efficacy and resilience as two important components of the individuals' psychological capital have not received enough scientific attention. This gets more significance considering the global COVID-19 pandemic with noticeable psychological consequences for the learners receiving online education. Hence, the current study proceeded to investigate the relationship between students' self-efficacy, resilience, and academic motivation in online education. To this aim, a convenience sample of 120 university students coming from two state universities in south of Iran participated in an online survey. The questionnaires used in the survey included the self-efficacy questionnaire, resilience questionnaire, and academic motivation questionnaire. Pearson correlation and multiple regression statistical methods were applied to analyze the obtained data. The results pointed to a positive relationship between self-efficacy and academic motivation. In addition, those with a higher degree of resilience were found to experience higher academic motivation. Moreover, the results of multiple regression test revealed that self-efficacy and resilience can significantly predict the academic motivation of the students involved in an online mode of education. The research proposes a number of recommendations for developing the learners' level of self-efficacy and resilience through enacting various pedagogical interventions. In this way, a heightened level of academic motivation would enhance EFL learners' learning rate.
动机作为人类行为的催化剂，与许多变量有关。然而，作为个体心理资本的两个重要组成部分，自我效能感和韧性并没有得到足够的科学关注。考虑到全球 COVID-19 大流行，这一点更为重要，因为它对接受在线教育的学习者产生了明显的心理后果。因此，本研究旨在探讨在线教育中学生的自我效能感、韧性和学术动机之间的关系。为此，从伊朗南部的两所国立大学中抽取了 120 名大学生作为便利样本，参与了一项在线调查。调查中使用的问卷包括自我效能感问卷、韧性问卷和学术动机问卷。采用皮尔逊相关和多元回归统计方法分析所得数据。结果表明，自我效能感与学术动机呈正相关。此外，发现具有较高韧性的人会体验到更高的学术动机。此外，多元回归测试的结果表明，自我效能感和韧性可以显著预测参与在线教育模式的学生的学术动机。该研究提出了一些建议，通过实施各种教学干预措施来提高学习者的自我效能感和韧性水平。通过这种方式，提高学术动机水平将提高 EFL 学习者的学习速度。
