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Do Reasons for Outperforming Others Differ in Degree or Kind? A Person-Centred Analysis
The achievement goal complex integrates the specific goal an individual pursues with the underlying reasons for that pursuit. Using a person-centered approach, this study identified subgroups of undergraduates differing in their reasons for endorsing a performance-approach goal and examined associations with background factors (gender, prior achievement, faculty) and psychoeducational outcomes (e.g., interest, satisfaction, grades). Participants were 659 Thai undergraduates (27.5% female; M = 19.09, SD = 0.73) from Humanities, Social Sciences, and Management faculties. Latent Profile Analysis revealed four subgroups: Highly Motivated, Moderately Motivated, Minimally Motivated, and Autonomously Motivated. Background characteristics predicted membership, and the Highly and Autonomously Motivated profiles showed higher self-efficacy and lower hopelessness than the other groups. Findings are interpreted through a sociocultural lens, contributing to understanding how different motivational configurations underlie performance-approach striving.
Date:
16 February 2026, 12:45
Venue:
15 Norham Gardens, 15 Norham Gardens OX2 6PY
Venue Details:
Seminar Room D (and online)
Speaker:
Dr Gregory Arief Liem (National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
Organising department:
Department of Education
Part of:
Quantitative Methods Hub Seminars
Booking required?:
Not required
Audience:
Public
Editors:
Hannah Freeman,
Heather Sherkunov,
Kristina Khoo,
Shaena Sinclair
