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Challenge and Hindrance Stress

Relationships With Exhaustion, Motivation to Learn, and Learning Performance.

Bibliographic Data

ID23365366
AuthorsJeffery A LePine (0000-0003-4570-8865, University of Florida), Jeffrey A LePine, Marcie LePine (0000-0002-6666-6468, University of Florida), Marcie A LePine, Christine Jackson (0009-0004-4279-7668, University of Florida), CHRISTINE L JACKSON
Year2004
Volume89
Issue5
Pages883-891
Publication date2004-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Applied Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0021-9010 • E-ISSN: 1939-1854
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037/0021-9010.89.5.883
PMID15506867
OpenAlexW2080612580
LanguageEN
Citations received120
References cited48

In a study of 696 learners, the authors found that stress associated with challenges in the learning environment had a positive relationship with learning performance and that stress associated with hindrances in the learning environment had a negative relationship with learning performance. They also found evidence suggesting that these stress-learning performance relationships were partially mediated by exhaustion and motivation to lean. Both forms of stress were positively related to exhaustion, and exhaustion was negatively related to learning performance. Hindrance stress was negatively related to motivation to learn, challenge stress was positively related to motivation to learn, and motivation to learn was positively related to learning performance. Implications with respect to theory and practice are discussed.

Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Goal theory · Stress (linguistics) · Human Resource Development and Performance Evaluation · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior · Organizational Learning and Leadership · Psychology · Social Psychology

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