Antecedents and Consequents of Academic Goal-Construal

• In Event: Achievement Goals and Beliefs

Abstract

The purposes of this study were to introduce the concept of academic goal-construal by testing its possible antecedents (i.e., need for achievement, need for approval, and autonomy support) and consequents (i.e., persistence, choice, and achievement). Independent goal-construal is defined as the extent to which individuals incorporate their own values, emotions, or future desires into their academic goals. Interdependent goal-construal is conceptualized as the extent to which individuals integrate others’ values, emotions, or expectations into their academic goals. As hypothesized, independent and interdependent goal-construal had distinctive antecedents and predicted different types of consequents. Furthermore, academic goal-construal made a unique contribution to the explanation of students’ motivation, academic behaviors, and achievement.

Authors

• Juyeon Song, Korea University

• Sung-Il Kim, Korea University

• Mimi Bong, Korea University