Mental Health in School

Mental Health in School

The relationship between self-esteem and academic dishonesty with the mediating role of happiness in second secondary students of Ilam city

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Arshida Sayadi 1
shahin ghiasi 2
afshin mousavi 3
1 Department of Educational Psychology, Ilam Branch, Islamic Azad University of Ilam, Iran
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Elementary Education, Ilam Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ilam, Iran
3 Master's degree, Department of Educational Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Ilam branch, Ilam, Iran
10.22034/jmhs.2024.487615.1114
Abstract
The purpose of this research is to investigate the relationship between self-esteem and academic dishonesty with the mediating role of happiness in secondary school students of Ilam city. The descriptive-correlational research method was the statistical population of secondary school students in Ilam city. 371 people were selected using Cochran's formula for determining the sample size using the staged cluster method of selection, information was collected through the questionnaires of Cooper Smith's self-esteem, academic dishonesty of Stephens and Golbach, and Oxford happiness, and data analysis was done using SPSS22 statistical software. accepted The statistical method used for data analysis was Pearson, Baron and Kenny correlation coefficient and bootstrap. The results showed a significant relationship between self-esteem and academic dishonesty based on the mediating role of happiness in the studied students. The correlation coefficient between self-esteem and academic dishonesty was -0.66, between self-esteem and happiness was 0.58, and between happiness and academic dishonesty was -0.73. The results of the research can be designed and implemented in the form of suitable management programs in order to prevent the academic dishonesty of secondary school students.
Keywords
Self-esteem
academic dishonesty
happiness
secondary school students of Ilam city

Subjects

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