Sex differences in goal orientation in adolescents aged 10-19: The older boys adopt work-avoidant goals twice as often as girls

Sanne Dekker; Lydia Krabbendam; Nikki C. Lee; Annemarie Boschloo; Renate De Groot; Jelle Jolles

doi:10.1016/j.lindif.2012.07.011

Sex differences in goal orientation in adolescents aged 10-19: The older boys adopt work-avoidant goals twice as often as girls

Sanne Dekker, Lydia Krabbendam, Nikki C. Lee, Annemarie Boschloo, Renate De Groot, Jelle Jolles

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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
Pages (from-to)	196-200
Number of pages	5
Journal	Learning and Individual Differences
Volume	26
Early online date	11 Aug 2012
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2012.07.011
Publication status	Published - Aug 2013

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adolescents
goal orientation
sex differences
Adolescence

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Sex differences in goal orientation in adolescents aged 10-19: The older boys adopt work-avoidant goals twice as often as girls. / Dekker, Sanne; Krabbendam, Lydia; Lee, Nikki C.; Boschloo, Annemarie; De Groot, Renate; Jolles, Jelle.

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Sex differences in goal orientation in adolescents aged 10-19: The older boys adopt work-avoidant goals twice as often as girls

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