Abstract:
The study aimed to establish a theoretical model for the causal relationship
between three variables of study: Achievement Goals Orientations, the
Identity Styles, and Academic Delay of Gratifcation, and then to examine the
role of identity styles as a mediating variable in determining the association
between Achievement goals orientations and Academic delay of gratifcation.
The sample consisted of 108 students from Sultan Qaboos University. The
students completed measures regarding their perception of achievement
goals orientations, the identity styles, and academic delay of gratifcation.
The results indicated statistically signifcant effects of achievement goals
orientations on the identity styles, and academic delay of gratifcation, and
a statistically signifcant direct effects of commitment identity on academic
delay of gratifcation. Moreover, the results showed that the commitment
identity mediated the relations between achievement goals orientations and
academic delay of gratifcation.
