KMAN Publication Inc. (KMANPUB) Journal of Adolescent and Youth Psychological Studies (JAYPS) 2981-2526 7 Serial Number 46 2026 06 10 Explaining Students’ Achievement Motivation Based on Trust in Professors and Perseverance with the Mediating Role of Academic Self-Regulation Explaining Students’ Achievement Motivation Based on Trust in Professors and Perseverance with the Mediating Role of Academic Self-Regulation 1 12 10.61838/kman.jayps.5179 EN Journal Article 2025 12 24 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td> <p><strong>Objective:</strong> This study aimed to explain students’ achievement motivation based on trust in professors and perseverance, emphasizing the mediating role of academic self-regulation.</p> <p><strong>Methods and Materials</strong>: A correlational design using path analysis was employed. The sample comprised 219 students (128 males, 91 females; mean age years). Data were collected using Hermans’ Achievement Motivation Questionnaire, the Trust in Professors subscale of Moran and Tschannen-Moran’s Academic Optimism Scale, Zimmerman and Pons’ Academic Self-Regulated Learning Strategies Questionnaire, and Duckworth’s Perseverance (Grit) Scale. The structural equations and mediation effects were analyzed using AMOS-26 software and the bootstrapping method.</p> <p><strong>Findings</strong>: The proposed path model demonstrated an optimal statistical fit ( , , ). Results indicated that trust in professors ( ) and perseverance ( ) had significant direct positive effects on achievement motivation. Furthermore, academic self-regulation directly impacted achievement motivation ( ) and significantly mediated the relationship between trust in professors (indirect ), perseverance (indirect ), and achievement motivation. Overall, the model explained of the variance in achievement motivation.</p> <p><strong>Conclusion</strong>: Trust in professors and individual perseverance are fundamental factors that both directly and indirectly enhance students’ achievement motivation. Academic self-regulation serves as a pivotal bridging mechanism in this dynamic, playing a crucial role in boosting student motivation.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> https://journals.kmanpub.com/index.php/jayps/article/download/5179/10610