Continuity of Academic Intrinsic Motivation from Childhood through Late Adolescence: A Longitudinal Study

Examines two aspects of continuity, stability of individual differences and means, in a study from the middle elementary through high school years. Two hypotheses were supported: academic intrinsic motivation is a stable construct through these years, and with advancement in age, academic intrinsic...

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Published inJournal of educational psychology Vol. 93; no. 1; p. 3
Main Authors Gottfried, Adele Eskeles, Fleming, James S, Gottfried, Allen W
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.03.2001
Subjects
Behavioral Stability
Developmental Continuity
Elementary Secondary Education
Learning Motivation
Student Characteristics
Student Motivation
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Summary:Examines two aspects of continuity, stability of individual differences and means, in a study from the middle elementary through high school years. Two hypotheses were supported: academic intrinsic motivation is a stable construct through these years, and with advancement in age, academic intrinsic motivation becomes increasingly stable. (Contains 58 references, 2 tables, and an appendix.) (GCP)
ISSN:0022-0663
DOI:10.1037/0022-0663.93.1.3