Relationship between Intelligence beliefs and achievement goals with self-efficacy in students of Payame Noor University

The present study investigated the relationship between implicit theory of intelligence، self-efficacy and achievement goals (mastery achievement and Performance- Approach achievement goals). this study is a correlation study. For this purpose from college student of Torbat Heidariye Payame Noor University (N=4000) 400 college students who were studying in humane and basic science were chosen by multistage cluster sampling. Three questionnaires were used: intelligence beliefs questionnaire، achievement goals scale and self-efficacy beliefs questionnaire. In the current study we obtained a reliability estimate (Cronbach’s α) of 0/95، 0. 97، 0/92، 0/70 and 0/93 orderly for entity beliefs of intelligence، incremental beliefs of intelligence، mastery achievement goals، Performance achievement goals and self-efficacy. The data was been analyzed by using path analysis. The results showed that straight causal effect of entity beliefs of intelligence on performance achievement goals was positive and on self-efficacy beliefs was negative، straight causal effect of performance achievement goals on self-efficacy was negative. also straight causal effect of incremental beliefs of intelligence on mastery achievement goals and self-efficacy beliefs was positive، additionally causal effect of mastery achievement goals on self-efficacy was positive. The result also demonstrated that about 0/15 of self-efficacy beliefs variance has been interpreted by entity beliefs of intelligence and performance achievement goals and about 0/23 of its variance has been interpreted by incre-mental beliefs of intelligence and mastery achievement goals. In general، data suggested that incremental beliefs of intelligence have a positive influence on self-efficacy beliefs through the mediating role of mastery achievement goals.