Do students' self-efficacy beliefs moderate the effects of performance goals on self-regulatory strategy use? |
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Authors: | Ivar Bra?ten Marit S Samuelstuen Helge I Str?ms? |
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Institution: | 1. University of Oslo , Norway;2. Norwegian University of Science and Technology , Norway |
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Abstract: | We examined whether perceived self-efficacy moderated the relationship between performance goals and self-regulatory strategy use in two different samples of 178 and 108 Norwegian post-secondary students. Using multiple regression with interaction terms, we found that perceived self-efficacy moderated the relation between performance-avoidance goals and reported use of self-regulatory strategies for students in a competitive, performance-oriented context. Specifically, in that context, there seemed to be a negative effect of increased performance-avoidance goal orientation for students with high self-efficacy and a positive effect of increased performance-avoidance goal orientation for students with low self-efficacy. While the nature of this moderator effect is not consistent with what has previously been suggested by researchers using a goal orientation framework, our findings point to the importance of examining self-efficacy moderator effects in different study contexts. |
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