Profiles of Academic Motivation and School Belongingness: Insights of Motivational Profiles on Engagement and Performance

• In Event: Poster Session 14
  In Poster Session: Goals, Mind-Sets, and Motivation

Abstract

This study examined how profiles of intrinsic, extrinsic, and social motivations may affect student engagement, academic outcomes, and the relation between these factors. Person-centered approach revealed six motivational profiles including very low motivation, low intrinsic motivation, mid-low motivation, mid-level motivation, high overall motivation, and high intrinsic/low extrinsic motivation groups. Three patterns of relationship among engagement and GPA were identified. For the two low motivation groups, GPA was not influenced by neither cognitive or social engagement; for the two mid-level motivation groups, GPA was influenced by both types of engagement directly and social engagement indirectly; for the two high motivation groups, GPA was only indirectly influenced by social engagement through the mediation effect of cognitive engagement.

Authors

• Kui Xie, The Ohio State University

• Vanessa Wanchanit Vongkulluksn, The Ohio State University

• Lin Lu, The Ohio State University

• Shonn Cheng, National Taipei University of Technology