Document Type : Research Paper
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Background: Students’ academic satisfaction and achievement as indicators of academic adjustment are important concepts in education, and important factors apart from cognitive abilities have considerable role on them. Aim: The purpose of present research was to study relation between two-dimensional perfectionism and achievement goals with academic satisfaction and achievement in form of a proposed model. Method: In this purpose, 319 students (140 boys and 179 girls) were selected by multi-stage cluster sampling among primary and secondary high school in region five of Tehran. They answered to Achievement Goal Orientation Questionnaire, Students’ Life Satisfaction Scale, and Child and Adolescent Perfectionism Scale. Data were analyzed by path analysis by using AMOS software. Result: The results showed that dimensions of perfectionism directly and indirectly affect on academic satisfaction and achievement. Also, achievement goals are effective on academic satisfaction and achievement as a mediator variable. Conclusion: Particular pattern of beliefs and motivation, the egocentric perfectionism and mastery goal orientation Causes academic satisfaction.
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