Academic Motivation among First-year University Students: Relationships between Two Theoretical Models

 

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Autores: Abello-Camacho, Diana, Hederich-Martínez, Christian, Camargo-Uribe, Angela
Formato: artículo original
Estado:Versión publicada
Data de Publicación:2026
Descripción:Objective. This paper aims to establish possible relationships between two models of academic motivation: the goal orientation theory and the self-determination theory. This analysis means to build the motivational profile of a university student sample. Method. A total of 236 students answered the Situated Goal Questionnaire and the Scale of Academic Goals. Once the psychometric analysis was done, relationships among the different scales were explored. Finally, a cluster analysis was run to identify motivational profiles. Results. The results show complementarities among the scales of the instruments. Four motivational profiles were identified: multimotivated, intrinsically motivated, extrinsically motivated, and amotivated.
País:Portal de Revistas UCR
Institución:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Idioma:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.revistas.ucr.ac.cr:article/8991
Acceso en liña:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/ap/article/view/8991
Palabra crave:Self-determination
achievement goals
academic motivation
higher education
student retention
Autodeterminación
metas motivacionales
motivación académica
educación superior
permanencia estudiantil