Revisiting the Relationship Between Achievement Goals and Perceived Competence in Achievement Goal Pursuit

• In Event: AERA Poster Session 13
  In Poster Session: Motivation Models and Applications

Abstract

The debate concerning the role of perceived competence in the predictive utility of performance goals persists with increasing scholarly interest in distinguishing performance goals by ability-validation and normative-competence components. This study tackles the issue by examining the associations between perceived competence and five-factor achievement goals in predicting motivational outcomes in 137 Korean students. The results showed that normative-competence goals are more adaptive than ability-validation goals when perceived competence is high. Both performance goals were found to be maladaptive when perceived competence is low. The results from this study highlight the importance of perceived competence and the significance of differentiating ability-validation goals and normative-competence goals in performance goals.

Authors

• Glona Lee, University of California - Irvine

• Mimi Bong, Korea University

• Sung-il Kim, Korea University