The influence of life stress on achievement motivation among college students

Autor: Hou Yongmei, Zhu Jiaxin
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7759060
Popis: To explore the current situation of college students' life stress and achievement motivation, and explore the impact of life stress on college students' achievement motivation. Methods A stratified random sampling was used to select 743 undergraduates in Guangdong Province. They were investigated with StudentLife Stress Inventory (SLSI) and Achievement Motivation Scale (AMS). Results ⑴ The total scores of SLSI and AMS in this group were (181.64 ± 22.59) and (4.21 ± 12.28) respectively. ⑵ The students with high, medium and low life stress accounted for 16.7%, 68.9% and 14.4%, respectively. ⑶ Multiple stepwise linear regression analysis showed that the total score of AMS was negatively predicted by the scores of five dimensions: frustration, pressure, physiological response, emotional response and behavioral response (β=-.342 to -.493, all P
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