Comparing the Relationship Between Identity Styles and Academic Achievement of Shahed and non Shahed students

Document Type : Original Article

Abstract

The purpose of present research is to compare Identity Styles and its relationship with Academic Achievement of Shahed and nonShahed Students at Kermanshah Raziuniversity during 91-92 school year. For this purpose, according to Koukran s formula, sample size (57 people) from Shahedstudents  andnonShahed sample are selected according to variables like age, academic field, and gender by use of assimilation technique. Berzonsky Identity Styles questionnaire was the data aggregation tool, and marks average of the students elective courses was the standard for academic achievement. Research data was checked by Pearson s contingency coefficient formula and multi variance analysis test. The results showed that there is a meaningful difference between Shahed and nonShahedstudents identity style, and there is also meaningful difference between their academic achievement,Average and a meaningful relationship observed betweenShahed students informationalorientation identity style and academic achievement, but there is no meaningful relationship seen between normative, diffuse/avoidant identity style, and Shahedstudents academic achievement. On the other hand, no meaningful relationship is observed between Shahedstudents three identity style and academicachievement rate.andultimately the lateral result of this research was that the first model of informationalorientationidentity style has meaningfully the ability ofacademic achievement, ofShahed students.

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