Motivational beliefs as mediators in the association between perceived scholastic competence, self-esteem and learning strategies among Greek secondary school students
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The present study investigated the links between self-motivational beliefs, perceived scholastic competence, self-esteem and learning strategies among 134 Greek junior high school students in the subject of Greek language, through self-report. A model was tested with motivational constructs as mediators between perceived scholastic competence and self-esteem on the one side and participants’ learning strategies in language on the other. Mediation analyses results showed that perceived scholastic competence predicted all learning strategies both directly and indirectly through intrinsic goal orientation and task value. Self-esteem was not found to predict learning strategies directly, but only indirectly through intrinsic goal motivation. The findings are discussed in terms of their educational implications.
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- Authors
- Kokkinos, C. M., & Voulgaridou, I.
- Affiliations
- Democritus University of Thrace (GR)
- Corresponding author
- Kokkinos, Constantinos M.
- Venue
- Educational Psychology
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2018-03-26
- Volume
- 38
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 753-771
- ISSN
- 0144-3410 (ISSN-L)
- 1469-5820
- OpenAlex
- W2792556245
- Cited by
- 15
- References
- 75
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 4 · 2018: 2
- FWCI
- 2.95
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Educational Psychology (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
- Keywords
- motivational beliefs, self-esteem, learning strategies, intrinsic goal orientation, task value, intrinsic motivation, high school students, Greek language learning, mediation
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