Examining the lived experiences of adolescents from academic demotivation factors (a qualitative study)

Abstract

Introduction: The purpose of this research was to understand the lived experience of adolescents with academic demotivation.

Methodology: This research was conducted in a qualitative phenomenological way and the data collection tool was an in-depth interview. The research participation was the girls of the first year of Flawarjan High School in the academic year of 2021, and the sampling was purposeful and continued until theoretical saturation. Therefore, 15 people participated in a semi-structured interview. After analyzing the interviews and extracting the components, it was validated using the member check method.

Findings: The research results were presented in the form of a table consisting of 9 main themes and 27 sub-themes. The results indicated that the following factors play an important role in demotivation: perceived relationship with life, academic self-confidence, strong sense of control and coercion, intimate relationships, perception of unfairness, lack of interest and attention to lessons, self-regulation, experience of school emotions, perceived individual traits.