Extrinsic motivation to please teachers is positively related to intrinsic motivation among Asian American students but negatively among Caucasian students¶

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q2 i? Extrinsic motivation to please teachers related positively to intrinsic motivation among Asian American students and negatively among Caucasian students. → Bong 2026

Evidence¶

Bong 2026¶

Bong, M., Jeong, D., Park, S., Suh, J., Kim, S. G., Park, J. C., & Kim, J. (2026). Cultural Insights into the Motivation Paradox of East Asian Learners. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-026-10140-9

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The review reports, citing Lepper et al. (2005), a study in which extrinsic motivation to please teachers showed opposite correlational directions across ethnic groups: negative among Caucasian students, positive among Asian American students. No correlation coefficients are printed in the review.

"In one study, extrinsic motivation to please teachers was negatively related to intrinsic motivation among Caucasian students but positively related among Asian American students (Lepper et al., 2005)."

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