The social-cognitive model of achievement motivation and the 2 × 2 achievement goal framework.
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Two studies examined hypotheses drawn from a proposed modification of the social-cognitive model of achievement motivation that centered on the 2 x 2 achievement goal framework. Implicit theories of ability were shown to be direct predictors of performance attainment and intrinsic motivation, and the goals of the 2 x 2 framework were shown to account for these direct relations. Perceived competence was shown to be a direct predictor of achievement goals, not a moderator of relations implicit theory or achievement goal effects. The results highlight the utility of attending to the approach-avoidance distinction in conceptual models of achievement motivation and are fully in line with the hierarchical model of achievement motivation.
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Moller and Elliot, citing the failure of Cury et al. to find a moderating role of perceived competence in the achievement goal to performance relationship, tended to favor the potential of perceived competence to act as an antecedent of achievement goal orientation.
“more recently, Moller and Elliot (2006), citing the failure of Cury, Elliot, Da Fonseca, and Moller (2006) to find a moderating role of perceived competence in the achievement goal to performance relationship, tended to favor the potential of perceived competence to act as an antecedent of achievement goal orientation in studying.”
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- Authors
- Cury, F., Elliot, A. J., Da Fonseca, D., & Moller, A. C.
- Affiliations
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- University of Rochester (US)
- Venue
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
- Published
- 2006
- Volume
- 90
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 666-679
- ISSN
- 0022-3514 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1315
- OpenAlex
- W1991314098
- Cited by
- 569
- References
- 13
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- FWCI
- 33.92
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- HAL (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Conseil General des bouches du Rhones
- Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
- William T. Grant Foundation
- 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 › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Psychological Testing and Assessment
- Keywords
- achievement motivation, social cognitive model, implicit theories of intelligence, intrinsic motivation, perceived competence, achievement goals, approach-avoidance goals
- MeSH terms
- Achievement, Adolescent, Aptitude, Child, Female, France, Goals, Humans, Intelligence, Male, Mathematics, Models, Psychological, Motivation, Psychology, Social, Regression Analysis, Self Concept, Students, Multivariate Analysis
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