Within each school subject, self-concept and the three value facets correlate positively with one another and negatively with opportunity cost¶

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q2 i? Within both math and language arts, self-concept and the value facets (intrinsic, attainment, utility) intercorrelate positively and each correlates negatively with opportunity cost, with intrinsic and attainment value showing the highest mutual correlations. → Polso 2025

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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

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Preliminary correlational results (Table 1) for the ten motivational variables measured at two time points in the Finnish ninth-grade sample. The article reports that "self-concept and the three value facets correlated positively among themselves and negatively with opportunity cost" within both subjects.

"Within both subjects, self-concept and the three value facets correlated positively among themselves and negatively with opportunity cost; intrinsic and attainment value showed the highest mutual correlations."

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Related Claims¶

• Five cross-domain motivational profiles emerge among ninth-graders in both semesters: Adjusted, Highly motivated, Unattached, Math-motivated, and Language-motivated — related
• Dimensional comparison effects extend to subjective task values, with contrast effects strongest for intrinsic value and costs and lowest for utility value, often mediated by self-concept — related
• Math self-concept is more highly correlated with intrinsic value and low cost than with attainment and utility value — related