Predictive validity of state versus trait challenge and boredom for career aspirations |
| |
| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland;2. Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria;3. Institute for Research and Development of Collaborative Processes, School of Applied Psychology, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland FHNW, Olten, Switzerland;4. Hector Research Institute of Education Sciences and Psychology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany;5. IPN - Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education, Kiel, Germany;6. Department of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Centre for Psychiatry Reichenau, Reichenau, Germany;7. Queens College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York, New York, USA |
| |
| Abstract: | This study focused on students’ perceived challenge, its direct links to career aspirations along with indirect links to career aspirations via boredom. We extended previous findings by differentiating state and trait assessments of challenge and boredom and by investigating within- and between-person relations. We hypothesized overchallenge to go along with reduced career aspirations. Furthermore, boredom should occur due to both over- and underchallenge and should reduce those aspirations. We expected stronger effects of trait challenge and boredom on career aspirations as compared to the respective state reports. The hypotheses were tested in a sample of N = 753 high-school students (Mage = 15.72) from 43 classes by a questionnaire and an experience-sampling approach. Multilevel analyses showed overchallenge being linked to reduced career aspirations; this direct effect was equally strong for trait and state reports. Furthermore, the indirect effect of trait non-optimal challenge (over- or underchallenge) indicated a decrease in career aspirations via trait boredom. |
| |
| Keywords: | Challenge Classroom Boredom Career aspiration Trait/state assessment |
| 本文献已被 ScienceDirect 等数据库收录！ |
|
