The Mediating Role of Goal Orientation (Task) in the Relationship between Engagement and Academic Self-Concept in Students

• Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health Vol. 17; no. 22; p. 8323
• Main Authors: Usán Supervía, Pablo, Salavera Bordás, Carlos, Lorente, Víctor Murillo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 11.11.2020; MDPI
• Subjects: Achievement; Adolescent; Behavior; Child development; Female; Goals; Humans; Hypotheses; Likert scale; Male; Motivation; Questionnaires; School dropouts; Schools; Self Concept; Self esteem; Self image; Students; Students - psychology; Students - statistics & numerical data; Success; Surveys and Questionnaires; Teenagers; Variables; students; academic engagement; goal orientation (task); adolescents; academic self-concept

Some students many not possess the necessary strategies and skills to meet the demands of academic life and develop negative attitudes, physical and mental exhaustion, and other attitudes that will undermine their personal and academic development. This study analyses the relationship and possible r...