The Influence of Academic Self-Efficacy, Social Support, and Supervisor Interpersonal Communication on Student Thesis Completing Motivation
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Completing a thesis is a complex academic task and demands high commitment from students. However, many students experience challenges and difficulties in maintaining high motivation during the thesis completion process. In this context, it is important to understand the factors that can affect students’ motivation to complete their thesis. This study aims to find out the form of increasing student motivation in completing a thesis which is influenced by several aspects, namely self-efficacy, interpersonal communication with supervisors, and social support. This research is included in the descriptive quantitative research. The data analysis technique in this study uses Partial Least Square (PLS). Based on the test results, it was found that motivation was influenced by academic self-efficacy, social support, and interpersonal communication by 98.9%, so it can be concluded that the higher self-efficacy, interpersonal communication with supervisors, and the amount of support from those closest to them will increase student motivation in doing and completing the thesis and vice versa.
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