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Based on the control-value theory of achievement emotions, the present study investigates whether an intervention setting with the aim of inter alia promoting positive emotions could change control and value appraisals of low-achieving secondary school students in mathematics over two school years (Grades 7 and 8). Further, we examine the change-change assumption that positive intraindividual changes in perceived control and value longitudinally predict intraindividual changes in enjoyment, anger, anxiety, and boredom. Latent change models of 348 students revealed no significant effect of the intervention on changes in perceived control or value. Results confirmed the change-change hypothesis of the control-value theory for control and value and enjoyment, anger, anxiety, and boredom: Intraindividual changes in these emotions were longitudinally predicted by intraindividual changes in perceived control and value. Therefore, it can be assumed that the strategy of influencing students' control and value appraisals may be an effective measure to promote positive emotions while reducing negative ones. |
