Generalizability of achievement goal profiles across five cultural groups: More similarities than differences


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État de publication: Publiée (2017 )

Nom de la revue: Contemporary Educational Psychology

Volume: 51

Intervalle de pages: 267-283

URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0361476X17302291

Résumé: Previous results have shown possible cultural differences in students’ achievement goals endorsement and in their relations with various predictors and outcomes. In this person-centered study, we sought to identify achievement goal profiles and to assess the extent to which these configurations and their associations with predictors and outcomes generalize across cultures. We used a new statistical approach to assess latent profile similarities across adolescents from five cultural backgrounds (N = 2643, including Non-Indigenous Australians, Indigenous Australians, Indigenous American, Middle Easterners, and Asians). Our results supported the cross-cultural generalizability of the profiles, their predictors, and their outcomes. Five similar profiles were identified in each cultural group, but their relative frequency differed across cultures. The results revealed advantages of exploring multidimensional goal profiles.

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