Motivational profiles as a combination of academic goals in higher education
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Antonio Valle, José Carlos Núñez, Ramón G. Cabanach, Susana Rodríguez, Pedro Rosário & Cándido J. Inglés (2015) Motivational profiles as a combination of academic goals in higher education, Educational Psychology, 35:5, 634-650.
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[Abstract] The aim of the current study was to obtain information from students in higher education on different motivational profiles that resulted from the combination of three academic goals (i.e. learning goals (LG), performance-approach goals and performance-avoidance goals). Moreover, information related to the relevance of each goal within each motivational profile was explored to explain conditions closely related to the academic engagement. The sample consisted of 2556 students from five Spanish universities. Motivational profiles were obtained by using cluster analysis followed by a relevance analysis of each goal within each motivational profile. The results support the hypothesis concerning motivational profiles, and further suggest for motivational profiles with a predominance of LG to be more adaptive. According to our findings, high level of LG in one’s motivational profile appear to be a powerful protective factor in maintaining high interest in academic work, as well as high control beliefs and self-efficacy.
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Higher education
Motivation
Goal setting
Motivation
Goal setting
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0144-3410