Introduction: The formation of identity is one of the important issues in the field of education, which is subtly related to cognitive and motivational processes; therefore, this study aimed to investigate the mediating role of mindfulness in the relationship between goal orientations with educational identity.
Methods: The research method was descriptive-correlational and its statistical population included all high school students in Nehbandan city in the academic year of 2016-2017, among whom 216 were selected by multi-stage cluster sampling. To collect data, the identity identity questionnaire (Wass and Isaacson, 2008); target orientation (Midgley et al., 1998) and mindfulness (Baer et al., 2010) used. Data analysis was performed using SPSS and Leisrel software.
Results: Based on the structural equation model, relationships between variables have appropriate fit and show results; there is a relationship between goal orientations with educational identity with mindfulness mediation (0.06).
Conclusions: Striving to adopt a goal orientation-orientation, along with effective mindfulness, leads to the formation of a successful academic identity in students, therefore, it is essential to plan, review, and regulate mentality within the curriculum.