Tesis

Effect of academic motivation on student engagement: the role of self-efficacy as a mediator in junior high school students / Diani Akmalia Apsari

Abstrak
The dropout rate among JHS students in Malang Regency remains concerning. Government efforts to overcome economic barriers through free education policies have not yet fully reduced the dropout rate as psychological factors also play a significant role. Local phenomena such as the viral Bantengan traditional art and the influence of the Internet of Things (IoT) may shift students rsquo focus away from schooling. This study begins from the low student engagement rsquo s phenomenon in JHS in Malang Regency aiming to explain students rsquo tendencies to either persist or drop out of school by examining their academic motivation and self-efficacy. The research questions are (1) is the theoretical model of student engagement is empirically supported and (2) what the relationships between academic motivation and self-efficacy within the model can explain variations in student engagement and the risk of dropping out. The research design is a causal relationship design. The instruments used were standardized scales adapted into Indonesian and tested for validity and reliability consisting of (1) the Academic Motivation Scale (2) the General Self-Efficacy Scale and (3) the Student Engagement Scale. The population comprised 43 452 students across 97 public JHS in Malang Regency. Sample of 280 students was selected using a multi-stage cluster random sampling technique. Data were analyzed using the SEM method with the aid of the SEM-PLS 4 program. The results indicate that all proposed hypotheses were accepted (1) the student engagement model demonstrated a good fit in predicting the JHS student population and showed significant causal paths (2) academic motivation had a direct effect on self-efficacy (3) self-efficacy had a direct effect on student engagement (4) academic motivation had a direct effect on student engagement and (5) self-efficacy partially mediated the effect of academic motivation on student engagement. This study expands the empirical evidence of the student engagement model at the junior high school level in Malang Regency. The findings reinforce that student engagement serves as a key factor in preventing school dropout when students feel connected and actively engaged in the learning process they are more likely to persist and complete their education.

Informasi Detail

DDC

Rt 155.2 APS e

Prodi

Universitas Negeri Malang. Program Studi Psikologi, 2025.

Deskripsi Fisik

xxii, 239 lembar : ilus. ; 30 cm.

Bahasa

No Reg

00902/RT/25

Edisi

Tesis (Pascasarjana)--Universitas Negeri Malang. 2025

Subjek

1. KETERLBATAN (PSIKOLOGI)
2. MOTIVASI AKADEMIK
3. EFIKASI DIRI
4. INVOLVEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY)

Pembimbing

1. Dr. Ika Andrini Farida, S.psi, M.psi; 2. Dr. Nur Eva, S.psi, M.psi

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