The Mediating Self-Efficacy Role in the Relationship between Students' Problem-Solving Skill and Cultural Intelligence

Author

• fatemeh Mahzoonzadeh Boushehri

Abstract

The aim of this research was to investigate the relationship between problem-solving skill and self-efficacy and cultural-intelligence of university students with descriptive correlational approach. The research population was all Dushanbe students and according to the multistage cluster sampling, students of the linguistics college were selected for the sample size. Research tools included standard questionnaires problem solving skills by Heppner and Peterson (1982), Cultural Intelligence Ong (2004) and Academic self- efficacy Own and Furman (1988). The reliability of the questionnaires was assessed through Cronbach's alpha coefficient, that vary from. 0/86,. 0/85 and 0/90 respectively. The data analysis method was structural equations. The results showed that problem-solving skills and self-efficacy were a significant predictor for cultural intelligence. Moreover, the problem solving skills, mediated through self-efficacy had effects on cultural intelligence. The assessed effect of structural paths showed that problem-solving skill had directly affect (0/53) and indirectly (0/10) and in general (0/63) on cultural intelligence. The role of self-efficacy on cultural intelligence was directly 0/23. and also the role of problem-solving in self-efficacy was 0/42 directly. The amount of specified variance showed that 17% of self-efficacy variance is specifiable by problem-solving skill and 44% of cultural intelligence variance is specifiable by problem-solving skill and self-efficacy.
 

Keywords

• Problem Solving Skill
• Cultural Intelligence
• Academic Self-Efficacy

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