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Implicit and self-attributed achievement motives: concordance and predictive validity.

Todd M Thrash1, Andrew J Elliot

  • 1Department of Clinical and Social Sciences in Psychology, University of Rochester, NY 14627-0266, USA. thrash@psych.rochester.edu

Journal of Personality
|September 27, 2002
PubMed
Summary

Implicit and self-attributed motives for achievement show positive correlations and similar predictive roles for goals. Self-determination moderates concordance between these achievement motive types.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Motivation Science
  • Personality Psychology

Background:

  • The discriminant validity of implicit and self-attributed motives is established.
  • Research is needed to explore convergences between implicit and self-attributed motives.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the moderation of concordance between implicit and self-attributed achievement motives.
  • To investigate the role of implicit and self-attributed motives as antecedents of achievement goals.

Main Methods:

  • Correlational analyses were used to examine relationships between implicit and self-attributed motives.
  • Moderation analyses explored the role of self-determination.
  • Structural equation modeling assessed the latent motive model.

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Main Results:

  • Significant positive correlations were found between implicit and self-attributed need for achievement and fear of failure.
  • Higher self-determination was associated with greater concordance between implicit and self-attributed need for achievement.
  • Both implicit and self-attributed achievement motives similarly predicted achievement goals.

Conclusions:

  • Implicit and self-attributed motives for achievement show both convergence and divergence.
  • Findings support a conceptually parsimonious latent motive model.
  • The interplay between implicit motives, self-attributed motives, and achievement goals is complex.