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Investigating the Relationship between Life Satisfaction and Academic Self-Efficacy on College Students’ Organizational Identification

Raşit Çelik(Educational Sciences, Trabzon University, Trabzon, Turkey)
Fatih Orçan(Educational Sciences, Trabzon University, Trabzon, Turkey)
Fatma Altun(Educational Sciences, Trabzon University, Trabzon, Turkey)
Pages
76–85
Publication Date
2020-05-01
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The results show that life satisfaction has direct significant effects on academic self-efficacy and organizational identification.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This article explores the relationship between life satisfaction, academic self-efficacy, and organizational identification through a full structural equation model.
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⚙️Variables:academic self-efficacy · college students · higher education

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This article explores the relationship between life satisfaction, academic self-efficacy, and organizational identification through a full structural equation model. The data was collected from 255 participants enrolled in different colleges within two universities via the scales of Life Satisfaction, Academic Self-Efficacy, and Organizational Identification. The results show that life satisfaction has direct significant effects on academic self-efficacy and organizational identification. In addition, the study also revealed that there is a significant indirect effect from life satisfaction to organizational identification via academic self-efficacy.

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Çelik, R., Orçan, F., Altun, F. (2020). Investigating the Relationship between Life Satisfaction and Academic Self-Efficacy on College Students’ Organizational Identification. International Journal of Psychology and Educational Studies, Cilt: 7 Sayı: 1, 76–85. https://doi.org/10.17220/ijpes.2020.01.007

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