40-day daily diary study of medical students' affective-motivational experiences during exam preparation¶

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Evidence · 2 claims (2 for) · 1 study (1 associational), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 2 claims rest on one study

Description¶

This element is the study design through which the article generates its evidence: "This study examined daily feedback loops and fluctuations in medical students’ affective-motivational experiences during a 40-day exam preparation period." Motivational states were operationalized as cognitive appraisals of daily goals and self-efficacy, and emotional states as the achievement emotions joy, pride, anxiety, anger, and boredom. The repeated daily measures were analyzed with Dynamic Structural Equation Modeling in Mplus to detect feedback loops and stability of experiences within and between learning sessions.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

Repeated daily self-reports of cognitive appraisals, self-efficacy, and achievement emotions across the preparation period, analyzed with DSEM in Mplus

Constraints¶

The manuscript is a preprint that has not been certified by peer review and is currently under review

Target Learners¶

medical students preparing for exams

Learning Goals¶

tracking motivation and achievement emotions during self-regulated learning

Claims¶

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

Berweger, B., Breitwieser, J., Kracke, B., Brod, G., & Dietrich, J. (2024). Daily Affective-Motivational Experiences During Exam Preparation: Feedback Loops, Stability, and Change Over Time. PsychArchives preprint. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/10953

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`type`	`design`
`id`	`40-day-daily-diary-medical-students-exam-prep`
`title`	`40-day daily diary study of medical students' affective-motivational experiences during exam preparation`
`description`	`This element is the study design through which the article generates its evidence: "This study examined daily feedback loops and fluctuations in medical students’ affective-motivational experiences during a 40-day exa...`
`status`	`review`
`generated`	by `process:settle-candidates` on `2026-10-25`
`trust`	unverified — no one has confirmed this page's content
`sources`	1 — `berweger-2024`

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