Document Type : Research Paper
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Master's student in Educational Psychology, Payam Noor University, Javanroud, Iran.
Abstract
This study aimed to predict academic engagement based on a lifestyle influenced by cyberspace with the mediating role of social capital in high school students. The statistical population of the study included all female students studying in the second level of secondary education in Sar-e-PulZahab city in the academic year 2024-2025, from which 240were selected through multi-stage cluster random sampling. The research tools for data collection included the Academic Engagement Questionnaire (Reeve, 2013), the Lifestyle Influenced by Cyberspace Scale (Taheri, 2014), and the Social Capital Questionnaire (Paiva et al., 2014). Data analysis was performed using structural equation modeling and AMOS and SPSS software. The results showed that the proposed model has a good fit (X2/df=3.930, GCI=0.963, RMSEA=0.020 & P<0.05). The findings showed that lifestyle influenced by cyberspace has a direct and significant effect on the academic engagement of female students (β=0.355). Also, social capital had a positive and significant effect on female students' academic engagement (β=0.413). lifestyle influenced by cyberspace has a significant effect on academic engagement indirectly through social capital (β=0.192 & P=0.001). Based on the results of this study, to improve students' academic engagement, it is recommended that educational institutions, especially schools, hold training programs and skill workshops to teach how to effectively use cyberspace and social networks, and help increase academic engagement and improve students' academic performance by strengthening social capital and creating an online supportive environment.
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