Implicit and self-attributed achievement motives: concordance and predictive validity.

Full Abstract

As a complement to the literature on the discriminant validity of implicit and self-attributed motives, this study explored two issues that point to convergences:
moderation of concordance between implicit and self-attributed achievement motives, and the role of the two types of motive as antecedents of achievement goals. Significant positive correlations were found between implicit and self-attributed need for achievement and between implicit and self-attributed fear of failure. Individuals higher in self-determination were more concordant in implicit and self-attributed need for achievement. Implicit and self-attributed achievement motives predicted achievement goals in a similar manner, and structural equation modeling yielded good fit for a conceptually parsimonious latent motive model. It is suggested that implicit and self-attributed motives converge in some respects (yet diverge in others), and implications for theory are discussed.

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Author information

Author/s: Thrash, Todd M (TM); Elliot, Andrew J (AJ);

Affiliation: Department of Clinical and Social Sciences in Psychology, University of Rochester, NY 14627-0266, USA. thrash(-atsign-)psych.rochester.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Journal of personality (J Pers), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2002-Oct; vol 70 (issue 5) : pp 729-55

Dates: Created 2002/09/26; Completed 2003/02/13; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 12322858, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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Achievement
Female
Goals
Humans
Male

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