Temperamental Sensitivities Differentially Linked With Interest, Strain, and Effort Appraisals.

ABSTRACT: The present research examined the connections between temperament (punishment sensitivity; interindividual reward sensitivity; intraindividual reward sensitivity), students' domain- and course-specific motivational appraisals (interest, strain, effort), and performance, in two studies. Study 1 explored the relationships between temperamental sensitivities, motivational appraisals, and task achievement among secondary students (N = 268) in the domain of mathematics, using Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling (ESEM) for the analyses. Study 2 was conducted longitudinally among upper-secondary students (N = 155) during a course in four key school subjects. Subject interest was included alongside the temperamental sensitivities as a predictor of course-specific motivati

SUBMITTER: Rawlings AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7820763 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature