The effect of positive emotions and self-efficacy on imagination through intrinsic motivation

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between positive emotions and self-efficacy with imagination through intrinsic motivation. The population of the present study consisted of 310 high school female students in Ramhormoz city, among whom 310 were selected by multistage random sampling. To measure these variables, Pecker, Goetz, and Perry, Nezami, Schwarz and Jeroslom Self-efficacy Scale, Amabile Internal Motivation Scale and Sevariide Imagination Questionnaire were used. The research design is correlation and Pearson correlation coefficient and multivariate regression and structural equation techniques were used to test the research hypotheses. Data analysis showed that while modifying the proposed model, positive emotions were positively correlated with intrinsic motivation and imagination, self-efficacy with imagination, and intrinsic motivation with imagination. Since the act of imagination is a skill, it is possible to foster positive emotions, self-efficacy, and intrinsic motivation.