Mediating Roles of Interest Value and Effort Cost in Relations Between Perfectionism and Academic Outcomes (Poster 24)

• In Event: Thursday Poster Session 2:30 pm
  In Poster Session: Learning and Motivation in Social and Cultural Contexts 1

Abstract

We explored the differential predictive utilities of self-oriented perfectionism and socially prescribed perfectionism on students’ achievement and future choice intentions in math and English. We also examined whether interest value and effort cost mediate these predictive relations. Results based on a group of 543 Chinese high school students revealed that in both subject domains, self-oriented perfectionism was closely related to both interest value and achievement. In contrast, socially prescribed perfectionism was closely related to effort cost and future choice intentions. Moreover, interest value and effort cost largely mediated the predictive paths between the two types of perfectionism and academic outcomes. The results illuminated the significance of considering the multidimensional nature of perfectionism in understanding students’ academic motivation and achievement.

Authors

• Xinyi Shi, McGill University

• Yi Jiang, East China Normal University