Five cross-domain motivational profiles emerge among ninth-graders in both semesters: Adjusted, Highly motivated, Unattached, Math-motivated, and Language-motivated¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · associational r2–r3 · q2
Currency · newest study 2025 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · recheck by 2030: baselines and conditions change

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Latent profile analysis of ten expectancy-value-cost constructs identified five motivational profiles at both time points, three with similar motivation across subjects and two with differentiated patterns. → Polso 2025 q2 i? The latent profile solutions showed clear separation between profiles, with entropy of all tested models at or above .838. → Polso 2025 (2)

Evidence¶

Polso 2025¶

Polso, K.-M., Tuominen, H., Ihantola, P., & Niemivirta, M. (2025). Within-year stability and changes in adolescents' cross-domain motivational profiles: Predictions on academic achievement and educational choices. Journal of Educational Psychology, 117(6), 960-979. https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000955

q2 · i? · associational · r2

Latent profile analysis of ten expectancy-value-cost constructs in a nationally representative Finnish sample (N = 1,590 ninth-graders) at two time points. The study reports "five motivational profiles in both semesters," with the Adjusted profile at "33% at T1/33% at T2" and differentiated Math- and Language-motivated profiles also emerging.

"We identified five motivational profiles in both semesters: Adjusted (overall moderate motivation; 33% at T1/33% at T2), Highly motivated (overall high motivation; 23%/26%), and Unattached (overall low motivation; 20%/14%) were characterized by similar motivation for the two subjects"

Polso 2025 (2)¶

Polso, K.-M., Tuominen, H., Ihantola, P., & Niemivirta, M. (2025). Within-year stability and changes in adolescents' cross-domain motivational profiles: Predictions on academic achievement and educational choices. Journal of Educational Psychology, 117(6), 960-979. https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000955

q2 · i? · associational · r3

In the Results section on the latent profile analyses, the authors report that "Entropy of all tested models was high ( ≥.838)," which they interpret as "clear separation between the profiles."

"Entropy of all tested models was high ( ≥.838), indicating clear separation between the profiles."

Discussion¶

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