The Predictiveness of Achievement Goals: A 2 x 2 Framework Analysis From a Social Cognitive Perspective

Title
The Predictiveness of Achievement Goals: A 2 x 2 Framework Analysis From a Social Cognitive Perspective
Publication Date
2013
Author(s)
Phan, Huy
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3066-4647
Email: hphan2@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:hphan2
Type of document
Journal Article
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
PsychOpen
Place of publication
Germany
DOI
10.5964/ejop.v9i4.640
UNE publication id
une:14024
Abstract
Using the Revised Achievement Goal Questionnaire (AGQ-R) (Elliot & Murayama, 2008), we explored first-year university students' achievement goal orientations on the premise of the 2 x 2 model. Similar to recent studies (Elliot & Murayama, 2008; Elliot & Thrash, 2010), we conceptualized a model that included both antecedent (i.e., enactive learning experience) and consequence (i.e., intrinsic motivation and academic achievement) of achievement goals. Two hundred seventy-seven university students (151 women, 126 men) participated in the study. Structural equation modeling procedures yielded evidence that showed the predictive effects of enactive learning experience and mastery goals on intrinsic motivation. Academic achievement was influenced intrinsic motivation, performance-approach goals, and enactive learning experience. Enactive learning experience also served as an antecedent of the four achievement goal types. On the whole, evidence obtained supports the AGQ-R and contributes, theoretically, to 2 x 2 model.
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Citation
Europe's Journal of Psychology, 9(4), p. 697-716
ISSN
1841-0413
Start page
697
End page
716

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