ERIC Number: EJ1075804
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
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What It Means to Be an Adolescent Teacher-and-Peer-Independent Motivation Type
Krunke, Hannah Marei; Raufelder, Diana
Journal of Education and Learning, v3 n3 p33-44 2014
In order to enhance our understanding of interindividual differences in academic motivation, the present study examined the interplay of personality, psychosocial adjustment and socio-academic factors in a subsample of adolescent students identified as teacher-and-peer-independent motivation type (MT) (N = 295; M[subscript Age] = 13.71) in Brandenburg, Germany. A latent structural equation model was run in order to test whether psychosocial adjustment mediates the association between personality and socio-academic factors. The results revealed that psychosocial adjustment fully mediates the associations between personality and socio-academic factors. Additionally, results showed that neuroticism is a strong predictor of socio-academic difficulties. The findings could be integral of supporting students on a more individualized level.
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Adolescents, Personality, Adjustment (to Environment), Individual Differences, Social Influences, Structural Equation Models, Neurosis, Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Questionnaires, Screening Tests, Correlation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Germany
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