Stability of Individuals’ Definitions of Success and the Influence of Perceived Motivational Climate: A Longitudinal Perspective
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https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3052971Utgivelsesdato
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In the present study, we investigated the stability and malleability of cadets’ definitions
of success (mastery and performance goal orientations) contextualized within a certain
motivational climate (mastery and performance climates). Based on data from three
military academies, the results revealed that cadets’ goal orientations and their
perceptions of the motivational climate remained relatively stable throughout the
2 years of study across three time-points. We also found that a mastery climate
predicted individual mastery orientation, and that a performance climate predicted
individual performance orientation. These findings contribute to achievement goal theory
by clarifying the importance of considering goal orientation contextualized within a
certain motivational climate over time. Implications for future research and practice
are discussed.