University of Mohaghegh Ardabili Journal of School Psychology 22520821 9 2 2020 06 21 The effect of positive emotions and self-efficacy on imagination through intrinsic motivation The effect of positive emotions and self-efficacy on imagination through intrinsic motivation 63 83 941 10.22098/jsp.2020.941 FA K Sevari Associate Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, Payame Noor University S Mombini M.A. in Educational Psychology, Payame Noor University Journal Article 2020 09 01 The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between positive emotions and self-efficacy with imagination through intrinsic motivation. The population of the present study consisted of 310 high school female students in Ramhormoz city, among whom 310 were selected by multistage random sampling. To measure these variables, Pecker, Goetz, and Perry, Nezami, Schwarz and Jeroslom Self-efficacy Scale, Amabile Internal Motivation Scale and Sevariide Imagination Questionnaire were used. The research design is correlation and Pearson correlation coefficient and multivariate regression and structural equation techniques were used to test the research hypotheses. Data analysis showed that while modifying the proposed model, positive emotions were positively correlated with intrinsic motivation and imagination, self-efficacy with imagination, and intrinsic motivation with imagination. Since the act of imagination is a skill, it is possible to foster positive emotions, self-efficacy, and intrinsic motivation. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between positive emotions and self-efficacy with imagination through intrinsic motivation. The population of the present study consisted of 310 high school female students in Ramhormoz city, among whom 310 were selected by multistage random sampling. To measure these variables, Pecker, Goetz, and Perry, Nezami, Schwarz and Jeroslom Self-efficacy Scale, Amabile Internal Motivation Scale and Sevariide Imagination Questionnaire were used. The research design is correlation and Pearson correlation coefficient and multivariate regression and structural equation techniques were used to test the research hypotheses. Data analysis showed that while modifying the proposed model, positive emotions were positively correlated with intrinsic motivation and imagination, self-efficacy with imagination, and intrinsic motivation with imagination. Since the act of imagination is a skill, it is possible to foster positive emotions, self-efficacy, and intrinsic motivation. https://jsp.uma.ac.ir/article_941_fb90e27f9ac74240a2db34cdfb295b6f.pdf