The present research aimed to study the relationship between academic achievement motivation and personality traits of high school students in Isfahan city as well as determining the degree to which each personality variable influences the students' academic achievement. To this aim, 180 students, among Isfahan city high school students were randomly selected and studied. Some of the findings indicated that among the personality variables related to academic achievement motivation, the following were influential to the extent stated below: psychological hardiness 28%, self efficacy 21%, endogen values 18%, internal locus of control 16%, and self esteem 16%.
Abedi, A., Oreizy, H., & Sobhaninezhad, M. (2005). Academic Achievement Motivation and Personality Traits. Teaching and Learning Research, 3(1), 29-38.
MLA
A. Abedi; H.R. Oreizy; M. Sobhaninezhad. "Academic Achievement Motivation and Personality Traits". Teaching and Learning Research, 3, 1, 2005, 29-38.
HARVARD
Abedi, A., Oreizy, H., Sobhaninezhad, M. (2005). 'Academic Achievement Motivation and Personality Traits', Teaching and Learning Research, 3(1), pp. 29-38.
VANCOUVER
Abedi, A., Oreizy, H., Sobhaninezhad, M. Academic Achievement Motivation and Personality Traits. Teaching and Learning Research, 2005; 3(1): 29-38.