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Title
Academic Motivation: Investigating the Differences between Traditional and Non-Traditional students
Description
The present study investigates the differences in the academic motivation of traditional and non-traditional students according to Self Determination Theory. Additionally, the study explores the relationships between academic motivation and academic, career, and family stress in traditional and non-traditional students according to the Challenge and Hindrance Stress Framework. A survey was administered to 744 undergraduate students at Arizona State University. An independent samples t-test indicated significant differences between several student groups. According to the results, non-traditional students are more intrinsically motivated "to know" and traditional students are more extrinsically motivated by "identified regulation" and "external regulation". Additionally, a correlation matrix indicated that academic stress is positively related to extrinsic motivation, family stress is related to both intrinsic and extrinsic motivation in all students, and career stress is related to intrinsic and extrinsic motivation in working students.
Date Created
2014-12
Contributors
- Bickle, Jessica Aaron (Author)
- LePine, Marcie (Thesis director)
- Clemons, Jamie (Committee member)
- Batac, Jo (Committee member)
- Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
- School of Accountancy (Contributor)
- WPC Graduate Programs (Contributor)
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Extent
64 pages
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In Copyright
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Academic Year 2014-2015
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.26744
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minimal
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