Understanding the role of personality in explaining L2 learners’ DMC disposition
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8937037 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mehmet Sak (0000-0001-5631-519X, Department of Foreign Language Education TED University Ankara Turkey, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 429-451 |
| Publication date | 2021-05-10 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Foreign Language Annals (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0015-718X • E-ISSN: 1944-9720 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/flan.12524 |
| OpenAlex | W3161932940 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 52 |
Recent years have seen a growing research interest in the notion of directed motivational currents (DMCs) that defines highly intense motivational surges oriented to a much‐desired goal of personal significance. However, the learner characteristics that induce individual‐level variability in DMCs have yet to be explored. In particular, the role of personality in explaining variations in the DMC disposition remains empirically unresolved. The current study addresses this gap by looking at whether the five‐factor model (FFM) personality traits help explain variations in the DMC disposition among 172 Turkish undergraduate students majoring in teaching English as a foreign language (EFL) at a state university in Turkey. Data were gathered using the 50‐item version of International Personality Item Pool (IPIP) and the 12‐item DMC Disposition Scale. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that personality traits significantly predicted variability in the DMC disposition, together accounting for 42% of the variance. Conscientiousness and extraversion appeared as the strongest predictors. The findings in general bring preliminary insights into the learner characteristics that underlie individual‐level variability in DMCs, as well as having implications in particular for facilitating individual‐level DMC practices in the context of second/foreign language (L2) learning
Big Five personality traits · Conscientiousness · Context (archaeology · Disposition · Extraversion and introversion · Foreign language · Mathematics education · Multilevel model · Personality · Scale (ratio · Statistics · Variance (accounting · Creativity in Education and Neuroscience · Education, Achievement, and Giftedness · Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 3 |
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| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |