This study builds on previous research combining achievement goal orientation from Achievement Goal Theory and motivational regulation from Self-Determination Theory. The aim was to assess the combination of the "what" and "why" of youth sport activity, and how it relates to the need for competence and self-esteem. Achievement goal orientation, specifically task and ego, was employed to represe...

background: based on researches done  in recent decades, there are several therapeutic approaches to increase self-esteem and achievement motivation of students. among these methods, we can refer to cognitive-behavioral therapy. the purpose of this research is assessment of effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral group training on self-esteem andachievement motivation of students. methods: the re...

the study of the relationship between memory and achievement motivation with gender and academic achievement of students of urmia medical sciences university     feizi pour h [1] *, farjah gh [2] , qaderneghad m [3]     received: 9 nov , 2011 accepted: 21 jan , 2012     abstract   background & aims : memory gives possibility to mental life of human including thoughts, perceptions, opinions, and...

Researchers have been concerned with whether strong racial identification promotes or inhibits achievement motivation among African American youth, but current literatures have paid little attention to the role of youths’ contexts. In this study, we outline a racial identity – context congruence framework that predicts positive benefits of a strong, positive racial identity when the context is ...

We examined the relationships among intrinsic and extrinsic motivational orientations, achievement goals, and intelligence beliefs for 202 3rdthrough 8th-grade children from K-8 schools. Analyses of age differences revealed substantial declines in intrinsic – but not extrinsic – motivation with increasing grade level. Intrinsic motivation was associated with mastery goals but unrelated to perfo...