The Relationship between Outcome Expectation and Academic Values with Students' Academic Adjustment

The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the relationship between outcome expectations and academic values with students' academic adjustment. The method of this research was descriptive correlation type. The statistical population studied included all undergraduate male and female students of the University of Sistan and Baluchistan in the second semester of ۲۰۱۱-۲۰۱۲ academic year, ۲۲۹ female students and ۱۵۳ male students were selected as samples by random stratified sampling method according to gender. To collect data, Naderi et al.'s Outcome Expectation Questionnaire (۲۰۱۱), Pintrich et al.'s (۱۹۹۳) Educational Values Questionnaire, and Baker and Seriak's (۱۹۸۴) Academic Adaptation Questionnaire were used. Data analysis was done using the statistical method of Pearson's correlation coefficient and step-by-step regression with SPSS software. The results showed that outcome expectation and its components have a positive and significant relationship with academic adjustment and is a positive predictor for academic adjustment. Also, academic values and its components have a positive and significant relationship with academic adjustment and are a positive predictor for academic adjustment. Therefore, in order to improve the adaptation of students, it is important to consider the outcome expectation and their academic values.

کلیدواژه ها:

Academic values ، Outcome expectation ، Academic adjustment