Correlation between self-efficacy and addiction to social networks with the motivation of academic achievement in high school students in Tehran

Introduction: All kinds of social networks have had profound and varied effects on the lives of people in human society, especially adolescents and young people. The aim of this study was to determine the correlation between self-efficacy and addiction to social networks with the motivation of academic achievement in high school students in Tehran. Methods: The present study is descriptive-correlational. The statistical population included all high school students in Tehran in the academic year of 2009-2010. Using random cluster sampling, 422 people were selected and entered the study. To collect data from the demographic questionnaire, "General Self-Efficacy Scale", "Addiction to Mobile Questionnaire Based on Social Networks" and "Measurement Questionnaire" and the “Questionnaire Measure of Achievement Motivation” were used. Construct validity was measured by factor analysis method, convergent validity and reliability (Cronbachchr('39')s alpha) of the instruments were measured. Data analysis was also performed by SPSS. 18 and PLS. 2.3.  Results: The correlation between self-efficacy variables and motivation for direct and positive academic achievement and addiction to social networks was negative and direct, which is statistically significant (P≥0.05).  Conclusion: There is a significant negative correlation between social media addiction and self-efficacy and between social media addiction and studentschr('39') motivation for progress. It is suggested that education administrators and officials, through education, acquaint students with its harms and side effects and teach them ways to reduce and eliminate addiction to social networks.