Predictors of adolescents' academic motivation: Personality, self-efficacy and adolescents' characteristics

Sarah P McGeown; Dave Putwain; E Geijer Simpson; E Boffey; J Markham; A Vince

doi:10.1016/j.lindif.2014.03.022

Predictors of adolescents' academic motivation: Personality, self-efficacy and adolescents' characteristics

Sarah P McGeown, Dave Putwain, E Geijer Simpson, E Boffey, J Markham, A Vince

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This study examined the factors predicting intrinsic and extrinsic academic motivation among secondary school students. In total, 455 students completed questionnaires measuring intrinsic and extrinsic academic motivation, Big Five personality traits and self-efficacy. In addition, demographic information (sex, age and socioeconomic status) was obtained. Overall, self-efficacy and personality (specifically conscientiousness) predicted significant variance in intrinsic motivation, while only self-efficacy predicted significant variance in extrinsic motivation; self-efficacy and personality predicted more variance in intrinsic than extrinsic motivation. Demographic variables (sex, age and SES) were not significant predictors of academic motivation. Implications for raising academic motivation among secondary school aged students are discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	278-286
Number of pages	9
Journal	Learning and Individual Differences
Volume	32
Early online date	4 Apr 2014
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2014.03.022
Publication status	Published - May 2014

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Academic motivation
Adolescents
Personality
Self-efficacy

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