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The motivational system of task values and anticipated emotions in daily academic behavior
Umarji, Osman McPartlan, Peter Moeller, Julia Li, Qiujie Shaffer, Justin Eccles, Jacquelynne
Umarji, Osman
McPartlan, Peter
Moeller, Julia
Li, Qiujie
Shaffer, Justin
Eccles, Jacquelynne
Abstract
This study integrates theories of achievement motivation and emotion to investigate daily academic behavior in an undergraduate online course. Using cluster analysis and hierarchical logistic regression, we analyze profiles of task values and anticipated emotions to understand expectations and completion of academic tasks over the duration of a week. Students’ task specific interest, opportunity cost, and anticipated satisfaction and regret varied across tasks and were predictive of both their expectations of task completion and actual task completion reported the following day. The results shed light on the important role of achievement motivation as situated and dynamic, highlighting the interplay between task priorities, task values, and anticipated emotions in academic task engagement.
Keywords
expectancy-value, academic emotions, intra-individual, achievement motivation
Date
2021
Type
Journal article
Journal
Motivation and Emotion
Book
Volume
45
Issue
Page Range
599-616
Article Number
ACU Department
Institute for Positive Psychology and Education
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences
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Open Access Status
Published as ‘gold’ (paid) open access
License
CC BY 4.0
File Access
Open