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Okul Öncesi ve Temel Eğitim Dergisi 2025, Cilt 6(2) 31-44

The Determinants of Students’ English Language Learning Motivation: The Role of Attachment to School and Academic Self-efficacy

Zohre Abasi • Nastaran Mohamadi Fartkhoni • Amirmahdi Abasi
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Araştırma Makalesi
Yayın Tarihi
December 31, 2025
Sayfa Sayısı
31-44
DOI
10.29329/jpee.2025.1398.1

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This study aimed to assess the mediating role of academic self-efficacy in the relationship between students' attachment to school and their English language learning motivation. A correlational research design with a structural equation modeling approach was utilized. Participants included 126 male high-school first-graders selected through multi-phase clustered random sampling. The research instruments were the English Language Learning Motivation, Attachment to School, and Academic Self-efficacy questionnaires. The direct and indirect path analyses were conducted using structural equation modeling. Findings indicated a significant path coefficient between attachment to school and self-efficacy, as well as between self-efficacy and English language learning motivation (P < 0.001). Attachment to school was a significant antecedent of academic self-efficacy, which in turn predicted English language learning motivation (P < 0.05). The results also revealed that academic self-efficacy significantly mediated the relationship between attachment to school and English language learning motivation (P < 0.05). The findings of this study can be beneficial for school counselors, educational psychologists, and teachers in developing strategies to reduce students' motivational challenges.

Anahtar Kelimeler: English Language Learning Motivation Academic Self-efficacy Attachment to School
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Abasi, Z., Mohamadi Fartkhoni, N., & Abasi, A. (2025). The Determinants of Students’ English Language Learning Motivation: The Role of Attachment to School and Academic Self-efficacy. Okul Öncesi ve Temel Eğitim Dergisi, 6(2), 31-44. https://doi.org/10.29329/jpee.2025.1398.1

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