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The mediating role of socio-motivational support in the association between individual school self-concept and achievement motivation amongst adolescent students

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It is now well known that adolescence is frequently marked by a decline in students' achievement motivation, which in turn is often associated with a decline in individual school self-concept. Less is known about the mediating role of socio-motivational support in the association between individual school self-concept and achievement motivation. The current study examined the interplay of individual school self-concept, socio-motivational support and achievement motivation in a large sample of seventh and eighth grade students (N = 1,088; M Age = 13.7) in secondary schools in Brandenburg, Germany. Structural equation modeling was used to test the associations between individual school self-concept, socio-motivational support, and achievement motivation. The results showed that the teacher–student relationship as well as “teachers as positive motivators” mediated the association between individual school self-concept and achievement motivation. In contrast, neither “peers as positive motivators” nor the student–student relationship mediated this association. These results support the notion that maintaining a positive teacher–student relationship as well as encouraging teachers in the role of positive motivators could be an effective starting point for prevention and intervention programs aimed at offsetting the decline in individual school self-concept and achievement motivation during adolescence.

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  1. (Cognitive attribution theory of Weiner (1985); self-worth theory of achievement motivation of Covington and Berry (1976); achievement goal theory of Elliot (1997) and Pintrich (2003); self-determination theory (Deci and Ryan 1985; Ryan and Stiller 1991), and social-cognitive theory (Bandura 1986; Pajares 1996; Schunk 1984))

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Bakadorova, O., Raufelder, D. The mediating role of socio-motivational support in the association between individual school self-concept and achievement motivation amongst adolescent students. Eur J Psychol Educ 29, 347–366 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10212-013-0202-5

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  • Individual school self-concept
  • Social relationships
  • Achievement motivation
  • Socio-motivational support
  • Structural equation modeling
  • Mediation