Study Chen (2015): study CN Nanjing, jiangsu 2011

Public

University students, China; 201?

Survey name

Unnamed study

Sample

Respondents

N = 371

Non Response

Assessment

Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)

Correlate

Authors's Label

Achievement goals

Our Classification

Remarks

The Revised Achievement Goal Questionnaire (AGQ-R; Elliot & Murayama, 2008).

Distribution

a: M=3.48; SD=0.77
b:M=3.37; SD=0.72
c:M=3.38;SD=0.88
d:M=3.46; SD=0.82

Operationalization

Self-report on 12 questions about four sets of goals:
a) mastery-approach:
"My aim is to completely master the material presented in the courses of this semester." "My goal this semester is to learn as much as possible."
"This semester, I am striving to understand the content of the courses as thoroughly as possible."
b) mastery-avoidance:
"My aim this semester is to avoid learning less than I possibly could."
"My goal this semester is to avoid learning less than it is possible to learn."
"This semester, I am striving to avoid an incomplete understanding of the course materials."
c) performance-approach:
"I am striving to do well compared to other students this semester."
"My aim is to perform well relative to other students this semester."
"My goal this semester is to perform better than the other students."
d) performance-avoidance goals:
"My goal this semester is to avoid performing poorly compared to others."
"This semester, I am striving to avoid performing worse than others."
"My aim is to avoid doing worse than other students this semester."


Rated:
1 "not at all true of me"
:
7 " very true of me".

Observed Relation with Happiness