Self-determination and persistence in a real-life setting: Toward a motivational model of high school dropout.
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The purpose of this study was to propose and test a motivational model of high school dropout. The model posits that teachers, parents, and the school administration's behaviors toward students influence students' perceptions of competence and autonomy. The less autonomy supportive the social agents' behaviors are, the less positive are students' perceptions of competence and autonomy. In turn, the less positive students' perceptions are, the lower their levels of self-determined school motivation are. Finally, low levels of self-determined motivation lead students to develop intentions to drop out of high school, which are later implemented, leading to actual dropout behavior This model was tested with high school students (N = 4,537) by means of a prospective design. Results from analyses of variance and a structural equation modeling analysis (with LISREL) were found to support the model for all participants and for each gender separately.
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- Authors
- Vallerand, R. J., Fortier, M. S., & Guay, F.
- Affiliations
- Université du Québec à Montréal (CA)
- Venue
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
- Published
- 1997
- Volume
- 72
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 1161-1176
- ISSN
- 0022-3514 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1315
- OpenAlex
- W2078002908
- Cited by
- 1,549
- References
- 0
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- FWCI
- 16.30
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Corpus Université Laval (Université Laval) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
- Social Sciences › Education › Educational Outcomes and Influences
- Keywords
- high school dropout, self-determination theory, autonomous motivation, perceived competence, perceived autonomy, autonomy support, teacher behavior, parental behavior, school management, persistence, dropout intention, gender differences
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Female, Humans, Individuation, Internal-External Control, Male, Motivation, Personality, Prospective Studies, Self Concept, Social Support, Student Dropouts
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