Role of Optimism, Self-Efficacy and Motivation for Goals Achievement in Academic Resilience: Moderating Role of Institutional Support

Purpose: Recently, the academic resilience is the significant factor for the student success in the educational institutions around the globe. This aspect needs the emphasis of new literature and policymakers. Hence, the current article examines the impact of optimism, self-efficacy and motivation for goal achievement of the academic resilience in the students of higher education in Indonesia. The study also examines the moderating role of institutional support among optimism, self-efficacy, motivation for goal achievement and academic resilience in the students of higher education in Indonesia. Method: The research used the survey questionnaires for the collection of primary data from the students. The research also applied the SPSS-AMOS to check the nexus among the variables. Findings: The results indicated that the optimism, self-efficacy and motivation for goal achievement have a positive nexus with academic resilience in the students of higher education in Indonesia. The outcomes also exposed that the institutional support significantly mediates among optimism, selfefficacy, motivation for goal achievement and academic resilience in the students of higher education in Indonesia. Implications to Research and Practice: The research guides the policymakers in making the policies related to enhance the academic resilience by improving optimism, self-efficacy and motivation for goal achievement. (c) 2022 Ani Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.