Mastery-approach and performance-approach goals predict distinct outcomes during personal academic goal pursuit
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5262989 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Inbar Katz‐vago (0000-0001-8750-7565, School of Education Ben‐Gurion University of the Negev Beer‐Sheva Israel, corresponding author), Moti Benita (0000-0001-6971-8561, School of Education Ben‐Gurion University of the Negev Beer‐Sheva Israel) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 94 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 309-327 |
| Publication date | 2024-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Journal of Educational Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-0998 • E-ISSN: 2044-8279 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/bjep.12645 |
| PMID | 37994118 |
| OpenAlex | W4388952287 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 66 |
BackgroundMastery and performance goals are typically measured as trait-like abstract goals. However, in their daily academic pursuits, students pursue more concrete goals. The pursuit of these goals is replete with obstacles that can lead to an action crisis.AimsWe examined how mastery and performance goals affect progress, effort and well-being during academic goal pursuit. We also asked whether these goals moderated relations between an action crisis and goal pursuit.Sample154 Israeli students (average age = 23.59 years, SD = 2.17; 62% female) preparing for an exam.MethodsIn this daily diary study, participants first reported the date of their most stressful exam, two related goals, and their trait-like achievement goals (mastery, performance). They then completed daily questionnaires assessing their progress, effort, well-being and action crisis on the 10 days leading up to the exam.ResultsMultilevel modelling showed mastery goals positively predicted daily goal effort and progress and negatively predicted daily action crises, while performance goals positively predicted daily negative affect and action crises. An action crisis was negatively correlated with next-day goal progress and positive affect among students with high-performance goals. In students with low-performance goals, an action crisis positively predicted next-day positive affect. Finally, for students high on mastery goals, an action crisis was unrelated to negative affect on the same day.ConclusionsDifferent trait-like achievement goals can be mapped onto a common personal goal and affect its pursuit differently. Mastery goals predict optimal goal pursuit, and performance goals are associated with non-optimal goal pursuit
Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Goal Orientation · Goal pursuit · Goal setting · Goal theory · Applied Psychology · Career Development and Diversity · Education, Achievement, and Giftedness · Personality Traits and Psychology · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 11 |
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| Citations per year | 11 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |