The Relationship between Attachment Style with Self-Efficacy and Academic Performance of Secondary School Students in Bandar Abbas

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between attachment style with self-efficacy and academic performance of secondary school students in Bandar Abbas. For this purpose, 265 male and female students in a multi-stage cluster sampling method were selected from students and then Hazan and Shaver Adult Attachment Questionnaire (AAQ), and self-efficacy questionnaire Scherrer et al (1982) were used to collect data.Results of the analysis showed that attachment styles and secure attachment havea significant and positive correlation with academic performance (P <=0.01) and ambivalent attachment style has a significant and negative relation (P <=0.01) with academic performance. The results showed that secure attachment is positively associated with self-efficacy of students and there is a significant and negative relationship between avoidant and ambivalent attachment styles (P <=0.01).