Non-competence-based constructs including temperaments, attachment, and socioeconomic variables predict or moderate achievement goals¶

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q2 i? Integration within the hierarchical model extends beyond competence-based constructs: approach/avoidance temperament, attachment dimensions, social motives, autonomy variables, and structural socioeconomic variables such as local income inequality have been linked to achievement goals. → Andrew J. Elliot · Nicolas Sommet 2023

Evidence¶

Andrew J. Elliot · Nicolas Sommet 2023¶

Andrew J. Elliot · Nicolas Sommet. (2023). Integration in the Achievement Motivation Literature and the Hierarchical Model of Achievement Motivation. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-023-09785-7

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The review narrates illustrative integrative examples from multiple research traditions, citing the original studies (e.g., Sommet & Elliot, 2022; Elliot & Thrash, 2002) rather than reporting their designs; this is a second-hand synthesis of published links.

"the link between structural socioeconomic variables and achievement goals, including income inequality in one's local area (i.e., zip code or county) as an indirect predictor of achievement goals via perceived competitiveness"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Trait test anxiety predicts performance-based goals, and in a path model state anxiety and worry, but not emotionality, link performance-avoidance goals to lower exam performance — related
• Whether anxiety explains the income inequality × social class interaction remains inconclusive — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• The manuscript reports that income inequality fosters competitiveness at school, as stated in its title. — a narrower finding that bears on this claim