Prediction of academic failure based on ruminative Thinking with role of mediating procrastination and difficulty in regulating emotion among High- school students in Kermanshah.

This study was conducted to predict educational failure based on rumination with the mediating role of procrastination and difficulty in regulating emotion among high school students in Kermanshah city. The research was descriptive and correlational. The statistical population of the research included all female students of the second secondary school in Kermanshah city-District 1 in the academic year 2022, from which 120 people were selected using the available sampling method. To collect data, the fear of academic failure assessment questionnaire, rumination questionnaire, academic procrastination questionnaire and difficulty in the emotional regulation questionnaire were used. Research data analysis was done using descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation), Pearson correlation coefficient, multivariate regression and structural equation modeling with SPSS-24 software. Based on the results of this research, the proposed model of causal relationships between the mentioned variables had an acceptable fit. In general, in the proposed research model, the results showed that Academic failure is related to the mediation of procrastination and emotion regulation difficulty with rumination (P<0.05). The results of this research have important practical recommendations for psychologists, counselors and planners in the field of education to identify the cognitive, emotional and academic problems of learners with timely and appropriate interventions and correct them. Their treatment can improve mental health and improve the academic quality of students.