ERIC Number: EJ1213704
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-May
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0663
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Longitudinal Relations among Self-Concept, Intrinsic Value, and Attainment Value across Secondary School Years in Three Academic Domains
Arens, A. Katrin; Schmidt, Isabelle; Preckel, Franzis
Journal of Educational Psychology, v111 n4 p663-684 May 2019
This study expanded on research on temporal relations among motivation constructs as stated by expectancy-value theory, which has so far neglected the differentiation of value facets, the examination of long time spans with multiple measurement waves, and domain-specific patterns of findings. We examined the longitudinal relations among academic self-concept, intrinsic value, and attainment value in the three domains of math, German, and English across 5 annual measurement waves covering Grades 5 to 9 with German secondary school students (N = 2,116). The analyses based on cross-lagged panel models. In math and English, former academic self-concept was positively related to later intrinsic value and attainment value. In German, former intrinsic value and attainment value were positively related to later academic self-concept. The cross-lagged relations among value constructs varied according to the domain, hinting at the domain specificity of findings. The relations among academic self-concept, intrinsic value, and attainment value in the 3 domains did not change in size across students' secondary school years. In addition, the pattern of all relations remained stable when controlling for students' domain-specific achievement measured by school grades in the respective domains.
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Correlation, Secondary School Students, Mathematics Instruction, German, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Self Concept, Academic Achievement, Academic Ability, Foreign Countries, Generalization, Age Differences, Student Attitudes
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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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