Explaining Academic Citizenship Behaviors Based on Economic, Social, and Cultural Capital with the Mediation of Character Strengths

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1 PhD in Educational Psychology, Department of Educational psychology, Faculty of psychology and Educational Science, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.

2 Assistant professor, Department of Education and Psychology, Payame Noor University (PNU), P.O. Box 19395-4697, Tehran, Iran.

3 Assistant professor, Department of Education and Psychology, Payame Noor University (PNU), P.O. Box 19395-4697, Tehran, Iran

10.22111/jeps.2026.51267.5942

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to explain academic Citizenship behaviors based on economic, social, and cultural capital, considering the mediating role of character strengths. This research was descriptive-correlational in terms of methodology and based on structural equation modeling (SEM). The statistical population included all student-teachers of Farhangian University in Yazd during the 2023-2024 academic year. The sample size was determined to be 360 students, selected through a cluster sampling method, with 352 students ultimately participating in the study. The measurement instruments included the Cultural Capital Questionnaire (CCQ), the Family Social Capital Questionnaire (FSCQ), the Family Economic Capital Scale (FECS), the Academic Civic Behaviors Scale (ACBs), and the Character Strengths Questionnaire (BST). Data analysis was conducted using SPSS 26 and AMOS software. The results showed that social capital (β = 0.27) and character strengths (β = 0.45) directly predicted students’ academic citizenship behaviors, while cultural capital (β = -0.14) had a negative effect approaching significance, and economic capital (β = -0.005) was not a significant predictor. Moreover, the bootstrap analysis indicated that social capital (p < 0.05) had a significant positive indirect effect on academic citizenship behaviors through the mediation of character strengths. In contrast, the indirect effects of economic and cultural capital (p > 0.05) through this mediator were not significant. The findings suggest that character strengths are the most influential factor in explaining academic citizenship behaviors, and that social capital contributes significantly to the formation of such behaviors both directly and indirectly.

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Journal of Educational Psychology Studies

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Available Online from 18 April 2026

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