Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 دانشگاه تهرانUniversity of Science and Research

2 دانشگاه تهران

3 Allameh University

Abstract

this research aims to academic achievement based on the order of birth by mediating spiritual intelligence, social skills and creativity in students were done in students and it the type of correlation research based on structural equation modeling technique , in particular regression equations. In this study, for determining the sample size according to the number of variables observed and assigning a coefficient of 15 for each variables, and taking into account the probability of having incomplete questionnaires,250 were selected as sample size. The statistical population of this study.Data collection tools were used, King’s Spiritual Intelligence Scale, Inderbitzen & Fooster Social Skills Scale, and Torrance Creativity Scale. The findings showed that is a positive relationship between the order of birth, spiritual intelligence, social skills and creativity with academic achievement in students and the research model was confirmed and, in general, 38% of academic achievement can be explained by the age of entry into the school, the spiritual intelligence, social skills and creativity. Also, order of birth with the mediation of spiritual intelligence, social skills and creativity showed an indirect effect on academic achievement. The results of this study emphasized the necessity of the role of the age of entry into the school, as well as the role of moderating variable of spiritual intelligence, social skills and creativity by students, which could provide applied ideas to improve the psychological state to counselors and learners.

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