Autonomous and controlled reasons underlying achievement goals: Implications for the 3 × 2 achievement goal model in educational and work settings

The main purpose of the present research was to examine the effects of achievement goals (i.e., task-approach, task-avoidance, self-approach, self-avoidance, other-approach, and other-avoidance) and the autonomous and controlling reasons underlying their pursuit on educational (samples 1 and 2) and...

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Published in:Motivation and emotion 2015-12, Vol.39 (6), p.858-875
Main Authors: Gillet, Nicolas, Lafrenière, Marc-André K., Huyghebaert, Tiphaine, Fouquereau, Evelyne
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Achievement
Anxiety
Approach-Avoidance
Approaches
Avoidance behavior
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Clinical Psychology
Goal setting
Humanities and Social Sciences
Motivation
Objectives
Original Paper
Personality
Personality and Social Psychology
Positive emotions
Psychology
Social psychology
Well being
Work environment
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Summary:The main purpose of the present research was to examine the effects of achievement goals (i.e., task-approach, task-avoidance, self-approach, self-avoidance, other-approach, and other-avoidance) and the autonomous and controlling reasons underlying their pursuit on educational (samples 1 and 2) and work (sample 3) outcomes (i.e., engagement, satisfaction, positive affect, and anxiety). The present results revealed that motivations underlying achievement goals are stronger predictors of subjective well-being than the endorsement of goals themselves. Theoretical implications and directions for future research are discussed.
ISSN:0146-7239
1573-6644
DOI:10.1007/s11031-015-9505-y