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Sahdra, Baljinder K.; Ciarrochi, Joseph; Basarkod, Geetanjali; Dicke, Theresa; Guo, Jiesi; Parker, Philip D.; Marsh, Herbert W. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2022
Using the dual process theoretical framework (Brandtstädter & Rothermund, 2002), we examined whether the tendency to pursue goals tenaciously (TEN), in conjunction with the tendency to flexibly adjust one's preferences (FLEX), would be beneficial or detrimental for high school students' self-reported life satisfaction and achievement on tests…
Descriptors: High School Students, Goal Orientation, Life Satisfaction, Academic Achievement
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Xu, Kate M.; Koorn, Petra; de Koning, Björn; Skuballa, Irene T.; Lin, Lijia; Henderikx, Maartje; Marsh, Herbert W.; Sweller, John; Paas, Fred – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2021
Many large-scale, school-based interventions have attempted to improve academic performance through promoting students' growth mindset, defined as the belief that one's intellectual ability can increase with practice and time. However, most have shown weak to no effects. Thus, it is important to examine how growth mindset might affect retention…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Learning Motivation, Learning Processes, Retention (Psychology)
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Martin, Andrew J.; Marsh, Herbert W.; Williamson, Alan; Debus, Raymond L. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2003
Interviews with university students selected as high or low in either self-handicapping or defensive pessimism identified personal perspectives on the nature of self-handicapping and defensive pessimism, the perceived reasons why they engage in these strategies and the perceived advantages that follow from them, and the extent to which ego goals…
Descriptors: College Students, Defense Mechanisms, Foreign Countries, Goal Orientation