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Title : Investigating the Role of Resistance Literature Components in Academic Resilience and Intrinsic Motivation of Junior High School Students in Sabzevar

The present study aimed to investigate the role of the components of resistance literature in academic resilience and intrinsic motivation among junior high school students in Sabzevar. The study was applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-correlational in terms of research design. The statistical population consisted of approximately 8،500 male and female junior high school students in Sabzevar during the 2025–2026 academic year. Using multistage cluster sampling، 400 students from six schools، including three girls' schools and three boys' schools، were selected. Data were collected using the Samuels Academic Resilience Questionnaire، the Vallerand et al. Academic Motivation Scale، and a researcher-developed questionnaire measuring the components of resistance literature. The researcher-developed questionnaire consisted of 35 items covering seven components: commitment، perseverance، self-sacrifice، hope، spirituality، national identity، and collective memory. The Cronbach's alpha coefficients for academic resilience، intrinsic motivation، and resistance literature were 0.914، 0.858، and 0.872، respectively. Exploratory factor analysis also supported the seven-factor structure of the resistance literature questionnaire. Data were analyzed using Pearson's correlation coefficient and multiple regression analysis through simultaneous and stepwise methods at the 0.05 significance level. The findings indicated a significant positive relationship between resistance literature and academic resilience (r = 0.386، p < 0.001). A significant positive relationship was also found between resistance literature and intrinsic motivation (r = 0.274، p < 0.001). At the component level، all seven components of resistance literature were positively and significantly correlated with academic resilience، with hope showing the strongest correlation (r = 0.299). Regarding intrinsic motivation، six components showed significant positive relationships، whereas perseverance was not significantly correlated with intrinsic motivation. Stepwise regression analysis showed that hope، collective memory، commitment، and self-sacrifice entered the model predicting academic resilience and jointly explained 16.8% of its variance. Furthermore، self-sacrifice، collective memory، and hope entered the model predicting intrinsic motivation and jointly explained 7.8% of its variance. Overall، the findings indicated that familiarity with the components of resistance literature is positively and significantly associated with academic resilience and intrinsic motivation among junior high school students. Among the examined components، hope، collective memory، commitment، and self-sacrifice showed a more prominent role in explaining academic resilience، whereas self-sacrifice، collective memory، and hope were the more prominent predictors of intrinsic motivation. These findings highlight the potential of resistance literature as a culturally relevant resource that can be incorporated into educational and curricular planning to support positive psychological characteristics among students

Keywords: Resistance Literature، Academic Resilience، Intrinsic Motivation، Junior High School Students,Hope