Writing motives and writing self-efficacy of Chinese students in Shanghai and Hong Kong : Measurement invariance and multigroup structural equation analyses
Journal article
Ng, Clarence, Graham, Steve, Lau, Kit-Ling, Liu, Xinghua and Tang, Kit-Yi. (2021). Writing motives and writing self-efficacy of Chinese students in Shanghai and Hong Kong : Measurement invariance and multigroup structural equation analyses. International Journal of Educational Research. 107, p. 101751. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijer.2021.101751
Authors | Ng, Clarence, Graham, Steve, Lau, Kit-Ling, Liu, Xinghua and Tang, Kit-Yi |
---|---|
Abstract | What motivates Chinese students to write? In the present investigation, we examined Chinese students’ writing motives and writing self-efficacy. Grades 4 and 5 Chinese students in Shanghai (n = 332) and Hong Kong (n = 305) completed a survey questionnaire assessing motives for writing using the Writing Motivation Questionnaire and writing self-efficacy based on a revised Writing Self-efficacy Scale. Using multigroup confirmatory factor analyses, measurement invariance was established by examining configural, metric, scalar and residual invariance. Latent means comparison located significant differences between the Chinese groups in relation to writing self-efficacy and writing motives derived from a focus on curiosity, competition and grades. Multigroup structural equation analyses verified a hypothesized direct-mediational model depicting the relationship between writing motives and writing self-efficacy. |
Keywords | writing motivation; writing self-efficacy; writing motives; Chinese |
Year | 2021 |
Journal | International Journal of Educational Research |
Journal citation | 107, p. 101751 |
Publisher | Elsevier Ltd |
ISSN | 0883-0355 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijer.2021.101751 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85101796434 |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Page range | 1-17 |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 03 Mar 2021 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 17 Feb 2021 |
Deposited | 15 Jul 2021 |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8w616/writing-motives-and-writing-self-efficacy-of-chinese-students-in-shanghai-and-hong-kong-measurement-invariance-and-multigroup-structural-equation-analyses
Restricted files
Publisher's version
144
total views0
total downloads3
views this month0
downloads this month