en رويكرد شناختي رفتاري Cognitive behavioral پژوهشي Original Research Article <p style="text-align: justify"><strong>Objective:</strong> This research was conducted to study the effectiveness of self-regulation training among female students&rsquo; academic achievement motivation in Birjand City, Iran.</p> <p style="text-align: justify"><strong>Methods:</strong> In this interventional comparative study (pretest-posttest design with control group), 84 eighth grade students (from public intermediate schools) in Birjand were selected through multi-stage cluster sampling. They were placed in two groups: experiment and control with randomization. The academic achievement motivation test and science test were administered as pre- and post-tests, respectively. The experimental group was taught self-regulation skills in 8 sessions. Data were analyzed using the mixed-design factorial analysis of variance model.</p> <p style="text-align: justify"><strong>Results:</strong> The results showed significant differences in the experiment group&rsquo;s achievement motivation test (p<0.05), but no signs of change in the science test.</p> <p style="text-align: justify"><strong>Conclusion:</strong> We can provide students with effective and useful tips to improve their academic achievement and performance by teaching them self-regulation skills.</p> Self-regulation, Management and time-planning skills, Academic achievement, Motivation, Academic performance 237 246 http://jpcp.uswr.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-152-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Younes Doostian No University of Social Welfare & Rehabilitation Sciences Sheida Fattahi No Birjand Univesity Ali Akbar Goudini No Kharazmi University Yusof Azami No Allameh Tabatabaei Univeristy, Tehran, Iran Omid Massah omchomch@gmail.com Yes Substance Abuse and Dependency Research Center, University of Social Welfare & Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Reza Daneshmand No Substance Abuse and Dependency Research Center, University of Social Welfare & Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran