Relationships Between Achievement Goal Orientations, Learning Engagement, and Academic Adjustment in Freshmen: Variable-Centered and Person-Centered Approaches

• Published in: Frontiers in psychology Vol. 12; p. 767886
• Main Authors: Wang, Haiying, Xu, Mingxue, Xie, Xiaochun, Dong, Yuan, Wang, Weichen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 02.11.2021
• Subjects: academic adjustment; achievement goal orientations; freshmen; learning engagement; person-centered; Psychology; variable-centered; learning engagement; academic adjustment; person-centered; freshmen; achievement goal orientations; variable-centered

Academic adjustment is a principal determining factor of undergraduate students’ academic achievement and success. However, studies pay little attention to freshmen’s antecedent variables of academic adjustment. This study aimed to examine the mechanisms underlying the relationship between achieveme...