Abstract
Vignettes were used to assess the prevalence of goal orientations during adolescence. Adolescent girls more often than boys endorsed mastery or performance-avoidant goals. Work-avoidant and performance-approach goals were more prominent in boys than girls. With age, the frequency of mastery goals decreased whereas work-avoidant goals increased. At age 14-19 years, work-avoidance was more than twice as common in boys.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 196-200 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Learning and Individual Differences |
Volume | 26 |
Early online date | 11 Aug 2012 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Aug 2013 |
Keywords
- adolescents
- goal orientation
- sex differences
- Adolescence