The Role of Cultural Factors on Students’ Social and Achievement Goals Motivation
Keywords:
social achievement goals, ethnic identity, horizontal and vertical cultural orientation, achievement goals motivationAbstract
The present study hypothesized that student’s motivational
goals could be predicted by cultural factors such as ethnic identity
(exploration and commitment) and social achievement goals (social
development, social demonstration-approach, and social demonstrationavoidance). A total of one-hundred fifty-nine university students
participated in the study with the results showed that students’ social
goals motivation positively predicted achievement motivational goals,
but ethnic identity did not predict any motivational goals. Students’
horizontal and vertical relationships within the Indonesian context, was
also measured in relations to their social achievement goals and ethnic
identity. In the Indonesian context, vertical relationships pattern had
predictive role on social demonstration-approach goal. A further
exploration on how social goals predict motivational goals is needed for
a more thorough comprehension on how these two variables interact.
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