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Title : The mediating role of academic self-concept in the relationship between perception of teacher emotional support and academic motivation of female elementary school students in Firuzeh city.

The aim of the present study was to investigate the mediating role of academic self-concept in the relationship between the perception of teacher emotional support and academic motivation of female elementary school students in Firuzeh city. This study was fundamental in terms of purpose and descriptive in terms of method, correlational type based on structural equations. The statistical population consisted of all female elementary school students in Firuzeh County (N = 420), from which a sample of 200 students was selected using multi-stage cluster sampling, based on Morgan’s table. Standard questionnaires on the perception of teacher emotional support, academic self-concept, and academic motivation were used to collect data. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics indicators and inferential statistics tests including Pearson correlation coefficient and mediator analysis using SPSS version 26 and AMOS version 24 software. The results showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between the perception of teacher emotional support and academic motivation. Also, a positive and significant relationship was observed between the perception of teacher emotional support and academic self-concept, as well as between academic self-concept and academic motivation. In addition, the results of the mediation analysis showed that academic self-concept has a significant mediating role in the relationship between the perception of teacher emotional support and academic motivation. In other words, teacher emotional support, in addition to its direct effect on academic motivation, can also increase students' academic motivation by strengthening academic self-concept. Based on the research findings, it can be concluded that creating supportive emotional relationships between teachers and students and strengthening students' positive attitudes towards their academic abilities can be effective in increasing their motivation and participation in educational activities.

Keywords: Teacher emotional support perception, academic self-concept, academic motivation, female students