Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology

fa تأثیر باورهای شناخت‌شناسی بر هدف‌های پیشرفت تحصیلی در دانشجویان The Effects of Epistemological Beliefs on Goal Achievement in University Students روانپزشکی و روانشناسی Psychiatry and Psychology پژوهشي اصيل Original Research <p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: kashida MARGIN: 0cm 6.5pt 0pt 0cm DIRECTION: ltr TEXT-INDENT: 0cm LINE-HEIGHT: 14pt unicode-bidi: embed TEXT-ALIGN: justify TEXT-KASHIDA: 0% mso-line-height-rule: exactly">Abstract<p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: kashida MARGIN: 0cm 6.5pt 0pt 0cm DIRECTION: ltr TEXT-INDENT: 0cm LINE-HEIGHT: 14pt unicode-bidi: embed TEXT-ALIGN: justify TEXT-KASHIDA: 0% mso-line-height-rule: exactly">Objectives: Since epistemological beliefs can be the basis for description of important educational issues such as goals of educational improve-ment, this research examined the effect of epistemological beliefs on goal achievement. <p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: kashida MARGIN: 0cm 6.5pt 0pt 0cm DIRECTION: ltr TEXT-INDENT: 0cm LINE-HEIGHT: 14pt unicode-bidi: embed TEXT-ALIGN: justify TEXT-KASHIDA: 0% mso-line-height-rule: exactly">Method: In a prospective study, epistemological beliefs and improve- ment goals were evaluated based on Schommer’s theory and Elliot and McGregor’s pattern of achievement goals respectively. Subjects consisted of 387 students (234 female, 153 male) from different fields of study in the <place w:st="on"><placetype w:st="on">University</placetype> of <placename w:st="on">Shiraz</placename></place>, who were selected using randomized cluster sampling and then evaluated with Epistemological Beliefs Questionnaire and Achievement Goal Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using simultaneous multiple regression method. <p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: kashida MARGIN: 0cm 6.5pt 0pt 0cm DIRECTION: ltr TEXT-INDENT: 0cm LINE-HEIGHT: 14pt unicode-bidi: embed TEXT-ALIGN: justify TEXT-KASHIDA: 0% mso-line-height-rule: exactly">Results: Belief in quick learning (p<0.001) was negatively associated with mastery-approach, mastery-avoidance and performance-approach goals. Belief in certain knowledge was positively associated with mastery-avoidance goal (p<0.05). Also, belief in fixed ability was positively associated with performance-approach and performance-avoidance goals (p<0.05). Finally, belief in simple knowledge was positively associated with performance-avoidance (p<0.01). <p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-JUSTIFY: kashida MARGIN: 0cm 6.5pt 0pt 0cm DIRECTION: ltr TEXT-INDENT: 0cm LINE-HEIGHT: 14pt unicode-bidi: embed TEXT-ALIGN: justify TEXT-KASHIDA: 0% mso-line-height-rule: exactly">Conclusion: The epistemological beliefs of students have significant effects on their improvement goals. باورهای شناخت‌شناسی، هدف‌های پیشرفت، دانشجویان epistemological beliefs, improvement goals, students 385 392 http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-270&slc_lang=fa&sid=1 Safoora Sepehri صفورا سپهری E-mail: safoora.sepehri@gmail.com 180031947532846001425 180031947532846001425 Yes Morteza Latifian مرتضی لطیفیان 180031947532846001426 180031947532846001426 No