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Perceived parental attachment and achievement motivation.

M Bal¹, Imants Baruss

¹Niagara University.

Psychological Reports

|March 17, 2012

Summary

Parental attachment influences achievement motivation, with independence facilitation reducing fear of failure. High attachment may lead to avoidance motivation in frequent religious practitioners.

Area of Science:

Psychology
Educational Psychology
Attachment Theory

Background:

Attachment theory extensively studies academic achievement factors.
Limited research explores attachment's role in academic achievement and motivation.
Parental attachment's impact on achievement motivation requires further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

To examine the role of perceived parental attachment in university students' achievement motivation.
To investigate the relationship between parental facilitation of independence and fear of failure.
To explore the connection between parental attachment, religious practice, and achievement motivation orientation.

Main Methods:

Preliminary study involving 50 university students (mean age 18.8 years).

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Utilized self-report measures: Parental Attachment Questionnaire, Achievement Goals Questionnaire, Performance Failure Appraisal Inventory.

Employed correlation and regression analyses to assess relationships between variables.

Main Results:

Parental facilitation of independence showed a significant negative correlation with fear of failure.
Partial support was found for performance-oriented goals relating to fear of failure, unlike mastery-oriented goals.
High parental attachment correlated with avoidance-oriented achievement motivation in high-frequency religious practitioners.

Conclusions:

Parental attachment, particularly the facilitation of independence, plays a role in shaping achievement motivation and mitigating fear of failure.
Findings suggest a nuanced relationship between goal orientation, fear of failure, and parental attachment.
Further research is needed to understand the specific mechanisms linking parental attachment, religious practice, and achievement motivation.