The missing link
The interplay of achievement motives and mindset on achievement goal orientations and their influence on academic performance
Publication date
2022
Document type
Meeting Abstract
Author
Organisational unit
Conference
52nd Congress of the German Psychological Society (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie, DGPs) ; Hildesheim, Germany ; September 10–15, 2022
Publisher
Universität Hildesheim
Book title
52. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie : abstracts
First page
805
Last page
805
Peer-reviewed
✅
Part of the university bibliography
✅
Language
English
Abstract
In this study, we plan to investigate the interplay of achievement motives (fear of failure, hope for success), the trichotomous achievement goal model (mastery-approach, performance-approach, performance-avoidance), and implicit theories of intelligence on academic performance. The two essential questions of this study are: What influence do implicit theories have on the relationships between achievement motives and achievement goal orientations? And how does individual academic ability influence the relationship between achievement goal orientations and academic performance? The hypothesized structural equation model includes the exogenous variables of implicit theories, hope for success, fear of failure, academic ability, and the endogenous variables of mastery-approach, performance-approach, performance-avoidance, and academic performance. The sample comprises N = 117 individuals (18 % = female), all studying a STEM degree program. The Abitur grade measures the academic ability, and academic performance is calculated as the grade point average after the first examination phase. With this study, the authors hope to replicate the previously found correlations of implicit theories, achievement motives, and achievement goal orientations with academic performance and contribute to a more fine-grained understanding of the interplay of the antecedents and effects of achievement goal orientations.
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