Why do different people choose different university degrees? Motivation and the choice of degree

• Published in: Frontiers in psychology Vol. 5; p. 1244
• Main Authors: Skatova, Anya, Ferguson, Eamonn
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 13.11.2014
• Subjects: Big Five; Choice of undergraduate degree; intrinsic motivation; Motivation; personality traits; prosocial motivation; Psychology; prosocial motivation; choice of undergraduate degree; motivation; proximal motivation; intrinsic motivation; real life choices; undergraduate degree choice motivation

Different people choose undergraduate degrees to study at university for different reasons. To date, there have been limited attempts to identify individual differences in motivation that drive undergraduate degree choice. We identified that people choose university degrees for four reasons: career...