Search results for "Achievement motivation"

Predicting Mathematics Achievement in Secondary Education: The Role of Cognitive, Motivational, and Emotional Variables.

2020

Academic achievement in general, and in mathematics in particular, is positively associated not only with cognitive abilities, but also with emotional and motivational skills. The objective of this study was to analyze the prediction strength of cognitive, motivational, and emotional variables in mathematics achievement throughout high school, considering students' gender and age. A large sample of 2,365 Spanish students from the 4 years of high school (12-16 years old) participated in the study. Students provided information about their intellectual skills, perceived competence in mathematics, perceived utility of mathematics, intrinsic interest in learning, mathematics anxiety, and their …

Análisis del concepto multidimensional de la motivación de logro de Cassidy y Lynn.

2002

Roberto.Luna@uv.es La motivación de logro ha sido considerada en los últimos años como una variable clave para el éxito empresarial. De hecho se ha relacionado con sujetos emprendedores, con características de mando y que son capaces de afrontar problemas de modo realista y efectivo. En el presente estudio se utiliza una escala de motivación de logro de Cassidy y Lynn (1989) que distingue siete dimensiones de la motivación de logro: excelencia, competitividad, adquisición de dinero, liderazgo, ética, búsqueda de estatus y dominio de tareas. Esta escala ha sido adaptada a una muestra española, eliminando un factor (dominio) y algunos ítems, y se ha analizado el valor que otorgan los individu…

The development and role of task motivation and task values during different phases of the school career

2010

Dropout intentions in secondary education : Student temperament and achievement motivation as antecedents

2023

Introduction As early school leaving and dropping out from education pose a challenge for later life adjustment, it is important to identify antecedent factors for the risk of school dropout to tailor individual support for adolescents. Consequently, this study examines the role of adolescents' motivational beliefs and behaviors (i.e., success expectations, planning, and task-avoidance) as well as their temperament (i.e., extraversion/surgency, negative affectivity, effortful control, and affiliativeness) in their dropout intentions in the first year of upper secondary education. Methods Participants were Finnish adolescents' (n = 536; 57% girls, mean age 12.39 at outset, standard deviation…

Differences in the Psychological Profiles of Elite and Non-elite Athletes.

2021

One of the main goals of sport psychology is to identify those psychological factors that are relevant for sport performance as well as possibilities of their development. The aim of the study was to determine whether the set of specific psychological characteristics [generalized self-efficacy, time perspective, emotional intelligence (EI), general achievement motivation, and personality dimensions] makes the distinction between athletes based on their (non)-participation in the senior national team, that is, their belonging to the subsample of elite or non-elite athletes depending on this criterion. According to the group centroids it can be said that elite athletes are characterized by a …

The Dark Triad, goal achievement and work engagement as predictors of counterproductive work behaviors among IT employees

2020

BackgroundThe main purpose of this article is to analyze mechanisms associated with counterproductive work behaviors. This entails ac-tions directed against the employer’s interest such as theft, slowing the work down, and avoiding professional responsibilities. This paper analyzes Dark Triad traits of psychopathy, Machiavellianism and narcissism, achievement motivation and work en-gagement as counterproductive work behavior predictors.Participants and procedureThe study included 115 people, 92 men and 23 women, who were employees of technology departments. The average age of respondents is 27.41 (Me = 26). Participants were surveyed using the online questionnaire method.ResultsStatistical …