Prediction of Need for Achievement and Responsibility based on Perceived Competence and Novelty-seeking in Islamic Azad University, Gachsaran Branch

The current study aimed at predicting the need for achievement and responsibility among students based on their perceived competence and novelty-seeking. the population consisted of all the 987 students of islamic azad university in gachsaran, iran, and, based on cochrane’s formula, a sample of 350 students was assessed using random cluster sampling. the study was practical and used a correlational design. the measures comprised the herman’s achievement motivation test, the responsibility questionnaire, the perceived competence scale, the conner-davidson resilience scale, and the cloninger’s temperament and character inventory. data from pearson’s correlation coefficients and multivariable regression analyses showed that perceived competence and novelty-seeking could both meaningfully predict the need for achievement. novelty-seeking was also a meaningful predictor of responsibility. however, perceived competence did not predict responsibility. the independent variables also, directly and indirectly, predicted the level of responsibility through the need for achievement, novelty-seeking, and perceived competence.