Assessing the Role of Coping Styles as Mediators for Hope and Optimism in Measuring Academic Motivation among First Generation Learners

Dr. Ruchi Gautam; Sachita Passi

Assessing the Role of Coping Styles as Mediators for Hope and Optimism in Measuring Academic Motivation among First Generation Learners

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| Published: December 25, 2014

Assessing the Role of Coping Styles as Mediators for Hope and Optimism in Measuring Academic Motivation among First Generation Learners

Dr. Ruchi Gautam

Research Scholar, HSS Dept. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, India Google Scholar More about the auther

, Sachita Passi

Research Scholar, HSS Dept. Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, India Google Scholar More about the auther

DIP: 18.01.012/20140201

DOI: 10.25215/0201.012

ABSTRACT

The present study was conducted to examine the impact of positive psychological strengths hope and optimism on academic motivation. To study the role of proactive coping, avoidance coping and emotion coping as a mediator of hope and optimism with academic motivation of students. College students participated. Significant positive relations found for hope and optimism. Regression analysis showed proactive coping significantly mediated the relations of hope and optimism with academic motivation.

Keywords

Optimism, Hope, Coping And Academic Motivation

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How to cite this article: R. Gautam, S. Passi. (2014). Assessing the Role of Coping Styles as Mediators for Hope and Optimism in Measuring Academic Motivation among First Generation Learners. International Journal of Indian Psychology, 2 (1), DOI: 10.25215/0201.012, DIP: 18.01.012/20140201