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Exploring University Instructors' Achievement Goals and Discrete Emotions
Raven Rinas1, Markus Dresel1, Julia Hein2
1Department of Psychology, University of Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany.
Frontiers in Psychology
|August 28, 2020
Summary
University instructors' achievement goals significantly influence their emotions. Learning approach goals foster enjoyment, while performance avoidance goals are linked to anxiety and shame, impacting instructor well-being.
Area of Science:
- Educational Psychology
- Occupational Health Psychology
Background:
- University instructors experience high job demands and well-being challenges.
- Discrete emotions are linked to teaching practices and professional experiences.
- Achievement goals influence motivation and may shape emotional responses to stressors.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the associations between university instructors' achievement goals and their discrete emotions.
- To explore whether achievement goals moderate the relationship between job demands and emotional experiences.
Main Methods:
- A survey was administered to 439 university instructors in Germany and Austria.
- Participants completed measures of achievement goals, discrete emotions (enjoyment, pride, anger, anxiety, shame, boredom), and job demands.
- Multiple regression analyses were used to examine the relationships.
Main Results:
- Achievement goals were significantly associated with discrete emotions.
- Learning approach goals related to more enjoyment and less anger/boredom.
- Performance avoidance goals related to more anxiety and shame; relational and work avoidance goals linked to negative emotions.
Conclusions:
- Achievement goals differentially predict university instructors' emotional experiences.
- No significant moderation effects of achievement goals on the job demands-emotion relationship were found.
- Achievement goals may play a supportive role in instructors' emotional well-being.
Keywords:
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