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Achievement goal contagion: mastery and performance goals spread among classmates
King, Ronnel B.1; Mendoza, Norman B.2
2020-07-01
Source PublicationSocial Psychology of Education
ISSN1381-2890
Volume23Issue:3Pages:795-814
Abstract

Past studies that explored the antecedents of achievement goals have mostly focused on the role of personal characteristics and parental/teacher influences. However, the role of one’s classmates has not been given much attention. Drawing on the concept of goal contagion, the present study aimed to examine whether classmates’ achievement goals influence one’s achievement goals. We recruited 848 secondary school students nested within 30 classes and asked them to answer relevant questionnaires at Time 1 and Time 2. Multilevel analysis was used to examine whether classmates’ achievement goals at Time 1 predicted one’s achievement goals at Time 2 thereby demonstrating achievement goal contagion. To rule out alternative explanations, we controlled for baseline achievement goals at Time 1, social desirability bias, and other relevant demographic factors. Results indicated that mastery-approach, performance-approach, and performance-avoidance goals were contagious, but mastery-avoidance goals were not. Our study highlights the importance of understanding achievement goal contagion among classmates.

KeywordAchievement Goals Goals Contagion Mastery Goals Performance Goals Social Contagion
DOI10.1007/s11218-020-09559-x
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Indexed BySSCI
Language英語English
WOS Research AreaPsychology
WOS SubjectPsychology, Educational
WOS IDWOS:000544148800001
Scopus ID2-s2.0-85087381295
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Document TypeJournal article
CollectionFaculty of Education
Corresponding AuthorMendoza, Norman B.
Affiliation1.Faculty of Education, University of Macau, Macao
2.Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Faculty of Education and Human Development, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
First Author AffilicationFaculty of Education
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King, Ronnel B.,Mendoza, Norman B.. Achievement goal contagion: mastery and performance goals spread among classmates[J]. Social Psychology of Education, 2020, 23(3), 795-814.
APA King, Ronnel B.., & Mendoza, Norman B. (2020). Achievement goal contagion: mastery and performance goals spread among classmates. Social Psychology of Education, 23(3), 795-814.
MLA King, Ronnel B.,et al."Achievement goal contagion: mastery and performance goals spread among classmates".Social Psychology of Education 23.3(2020):795-814.
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