TY - JOUR
T1 - From self-theories of intelligence to academic delay of gratification
T2 - The mediating role of achievement goals
AU - Abd-El-Fattah, Sabry M.
AU - Al-Nabhani, Hilal Z.
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - This study examined the relationships among implicit self-theories, achievement goals, and academic delay of gratification. Do achievement goals mediate the relationship between implicit self-theories and academic delay of gratification? A sample of 195 Omani high school students rated themselves on three measures tapping these constructs. A path analysis showed that entity beliefs positively predicted performance-approach and performance-avoidance goals. Incremental beliefs positively predicted a mastery-approach goal. Incremental beliefs and entity beliefs positively and negatively, respectively, predicted academic delay of gratification. A mastery-approach positively predicted academic delay of gratification. Mastery-avoidance, performance-approach, and performance-avoidance negatively predicted academic delay of gratification.
AB - This study examined the relationships among implicit self-theories, achievement goals, and academic delay of gratification. Do achievement goals mediate the relationship between implicit self-theories and academic delay of gratification? A sample of 195 Omani high school students rated themselves on three measures tapping these constructs. A path analysis showed that entity beliefs positively predicted performance-approach and performance-avoidance goals. Incremental beliefs positively predicted a mastery-approach goal. Incremental beliefs and entity beliefs positively and negatively, respectively, predicted academic delay of gratification. A mastery-approach positively predicted academic delay of gratification. Mastery-avoidance, performance-approach, and performance-avoidance negatively predicted academic delay of gratification.
KW - Academic achievement
KW - Academic delay of gratification
KW - Achievement goals
KW - Implicit self-theories
KW - Omani high school students
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84873124797
SN - 1446-5442
VL - 12
SP - 93
EP - 107
JO - Australian Journal of Educational and Developmental Psychology
JF - Australian Journal of Educational and Developmental Psychology
ER -