The Role of Identity Processing Styles in Predicting Teacher Students’ Academic Engagement in Farhangian University Branches of West Azarbaijan Province

Shabani, Rahim; Gholami, Seyyed Sadegh; Shoja’zadeh, Soheila

The Role of Identity Processing Styles in Predicting Teacher Students’ Academic Engagement in Farhangian University Branches of West Azarbaijan Province

Document Type : research paper

Authors

¹ Associate professor of Educational Sciences Department, Farhangian University

² Associate professor of Mathematics Department, Farhangian University

³ Faculty member of Art Department, Farhangian University

Abstract

The current study aimed to investigate the role of identity processing styles in predicting teacher students’ academic engagement. The statistical population included Farhangian University teacher students in the West Azarbaijan province in the academic years of 1395-1396. Multi-stage cluster sampling method was employed to select 160 participants who were asked to complete the academic engagement scale and identity processing styles questionnaire. The data was analyzed and presented by using SPSS-20 and employing descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation coefficient and simultaneous multi-variate regression. The results indicated that there was a significant positive relationship between normative and diffuse-avoidant identity styles and academic engagement. In addition, regression analysis showed that normative and diffuse-avoidant identity styles together accounted for 7% of the variance in academic engagement. According to the findings, identity processing styles were proved to play roles in teacher students’ academic engagement, which need to be considered as they are important in promoting academic engagement.

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