Background and purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between self-efficacy and mental health in sixth grade elementary school students in Gonbad County.
Method: This study is a correlational study. The statistical population of this study includes all sixth grade elementary school students in Gonbad-Kavos County in the academic year 2018-2019, which is 3226 people. Considering the size of the statistical population and using the Krejci and Morgan table, the sample size was estimated to be 370 people, who were selected using a multi-stage cluster method. The data collection tools were the General Self-Efficacy Questionnaire of Scherer and Maddox (1982) and the General Health Questionnaire of Goldberg (GHQ) (1972). Regression analysis and Pearson correlation coefficient were used to analyze the data, and the t-test was used to compare the variables between two independent groups.
Findings: There is a significant relationship between self-efficacy and mental health of students (P<0.01). There is no significant difference between the self-efficacy of male and female students. There is no significant difference between the mental health of male and female students.
Conclusion: Considering the significant relationship between self-efficacy and mental health in students, it can be said that people with higher self-efficacy have higher mental health.