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Journal of Psychological Science 2024, 23(136): 287-306 |
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Nazim Farhan Faraj M, Mohajeran B. (2024). The Role of Academic Structure on Growth, Adjustment, and Psychosocial Skills of Students with the Mediating Role of Psychosocial climate in Social Studies Course. Journal of Psychological Science. 23(136), 287-306.
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Department of Education, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran. , b.mohajeran@urmia.ac.ir
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Background: Academic adjustment is a process in which students adapt to the structure of school, classroom, and education, and having a safe psychosocial environment in school can pave the way for students' psychosocial development. Psychosocial development is a part of the individual's socialization process, which is formed under the influence of educational factors and in a favorable environment.
Aims: The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of academic structure on the growth, adjustment, and psychosocial skills of students with the mediating role of the Psychosocial climate in social studies courses.
Method: The present study is a descriptive-correlational study that was conducted using the path analysis method. The statistical population of this study consisted of all middle school students in Karbala in the academic year 2023-2024. The sample consisted of 298 students in the third grade of a guidance school in Karbala who were selected by random cluster sampling method and answered the questionnaires on academic factors, psychosocial environment questionnaire (Fraser et al., 1995), psychosocial skills (Gresham, & Elliot, 1990), psychosocial adjustment (Sinha & Singh, 1993) and psychosocial development (Whitman, 1990). Data analysis was performed using Pearson correlation coefficient analysis using SPSS.26 software and path analysis using Lisrel.8 software.
Findings: The results of the Pearson correlation coefficient showed that educational structure and Psychosocial climate have a positive and significant relationship with psychosocial skills, psychosocial adjustment, and psychosocial development (P<0.05). The results of path analysis showed that the Psychosocial climate plays a mediating role in the relationship between academic structure and psychosocial skills, psychosocial adjustment, and psychosocial development of students.
Conclusion: The Psychosocial climate of schools is influenced by the educational structure. In this environment, healthy interpersonal relationships are formed between school members and students, and having a regular educational structure can affect the adaptation, growth, and improvement of students' psychosocial skills. Therefore, it is suggested that to improve and develop psychosocial skills, the psychosocial environment and the classroom and academic structure of students should be considered.
Aims: The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of academic structure on the growth, adjustment, and psychosocial skills of students with the mediating role of the Psychosocial climate in social studies courses.
Method: The present study is a descriptive-correlational study that was conducted using the path analysis method. The statistical population of this study consisted of all middle school students in Karbala in the academic year 2023-2024. The sample consisted of 298 students in the third grade of a guidance school in Karbala who were selected by random cluster sampling method and answered the questionnaires on academic factors, psychosocial environment questionnaire (Fraser et al., 1995), psychosocial skills (Gresham, & Elliot, 1990), psychosocial adjustment (Sinha & Singh, 1993) and psychosocial development (Whitman, 1990). Data analysis was performed using Pearson correlation coefficient analysis using SPSS.26 software and path analysis using Lisrel.8 software.
Findings: The results of the Pearson correlation coefficient showed that educational structure and Psychosocial climate have a positive and significant relationship with psychosocial skills, psychosocial adjustment, and psychosocial development (P<0.05). The results of path analysis showed that the Psychosocial climate plays a mediating role in the relationship between academic structure and psychosocial skills, psychosocial adjustment, and psychosocial development of students.
Conclusion: The Psychosocial climate of schools is influenced by the educational structure. In this environment, healthy interpersonal relationships are formed between school members and students, and having a regular educational structure can affect the adaptation, growth, and improvement of students' psychosocial skills. Therefore, it is suggested that to improve and develop psychosocial skills, the psychosocial environment and the classroom and academic structure of students should be considered.
Keywords: Educational factors, educational structure, psycho-social skills, psycho-social adaptation, psycho-social growth, psycho-social environment.
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Received: 2024/04/20 | Accepted: 2024/06/4 | Published: 2024/06/21
Received: 2024/04/20 | Accepted: 2024/06/4 | Published: 2024/06/21
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