PREDICTION OF ACADEMIC SUCCESS BASED ON PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS, SELF-EFFICACY AND ACHIEVEMENT MOTIVATION AMONG STUDENTS IN SERBIA

The subject of research in this paper is the connection between personality characteristic according to the HEXACO model, self-efficacy and dimensions of achievement motives on the one hand and academic success on the other hand among students in Serbia. The aim is to determine to what extent personality traits, achievement motive and self-efficacy influence academic success. The average in the last year of study, the overall average at the faculty and satisfaction with academic achievement were determined as indicators of the student's academic success. The research sample consisted of 269 respondents; statistical data processing was carried out using the IBM SPSS Statistics 21 program. Descriptive statistics (AS, SD), Pearson's correlation coefficient and multiple linear regression analysis were used in data processing. The results showed statistically significant correlations of honesty, conscientiousness, self-efficacy, all dimensions as well as overall achievement motive on the one hand and indicators of academic achievement on the other hand. This study provides a better understanding of the personality traits, beliefs, and motivations of students that contribute to academic achievement.