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Development of Motivational Variables and Self-Esteem During the School Career: A Meta-Analysis of Longitudinal Studies

Scherrer, Vsevolod, Preckel, Franzis·2019·Review of Educational Research

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Theoretical approaches and empirical research suggest a decline in the levels of motivational variables and self-esteem among students during the school career. However, precise statements about the magnitude of the change remain elusive. Conducting a meta-analysis of 107 independent longitudinal studies with 912 effect sizes, we found an overall decrease of Glass’s Δ = −.108 over an average duration of 1.654 years. Change significantly differed by construct with the largest decreases in intrinsic motivation, math and language academic self-concepts, mastery achievement goals, and performance-approach achievement goals. There were no significant mean-level changes in self-esteem, general academic self-concept, academic self-efficacy, and performance avoidance achievement goals. School stage and transition to middle school or high school were not significantly associated with the change. Findings generalized over academic domain and questionnaire used for all constructs except for academic self-concept. The decline was larger in Europe than in North America or Asia.

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Authors: Scherrer, V., & Preckel, F.
Affiliations: Universität Trier (DE)
ORCID: Scherrer, Vsevolod
Preckel, Franzis
Venue: Review of Educational Research
Publisher: American Educational Research Association (AERA)
Published: 2018-12-21
Volume: 89
Issue: 2
Pages: 211-258
ISSN: 0034-6543 (ISSN-L)
1935-1046
DOI: 10.3102/0034654318819127
OpenAlex: W2905648709
Cited by: 251
References: 159
Citations by year: 2026: 22 · 2025: 40 · 2024: 44 · 2023: 43 · 2022: 41 · 2021: 33 · 2020: 24 · 2019: 3
FWCI: 2.38
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations: Review of Educational Research (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
Keywords: motivational factors, self-esteem, school careers, intrinsic motivation, academic self-concept, academic self-efficacy, achievement goals, mastery goals, performance-approach goals, performance-avoidance goals, transition to school, cross-national differences

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