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- Title
What's Happening to Our Boys? A Personal Investment Analysis of Gender Differences in Student Motivation.
- Authors
King, Ronnel; Ganotice, Fraide
- Abstract
Gender differences in student achievement and motivation have been documented in previous research, with the results usually favoring girls. However, previous research has only focused on a restricted range of motivational constructs which may not capture the multidimensionality and complexity of motivation. Moreover, most of these studies were conducted among Western, mostly North American students, thus the generalizability of these findings to other populations remains questionable. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine the nature and extent of gender differences in student motivation using a broader range of motivational constructs drawn from Personal Investment Theory. Filipino secondary school students ( N = 1,674) participated in this study. Results indicated that boys had a more maladaptive profile across most of the dimensions investigated, although the effect sizes were small. Implications and directions for future research are discussed.
- Subjects
SOCIAL security individual investment accounts; INVESTMENTS; GENDER differences (Psychology); PORTFOLIO management (Investments); STOCK transfer
- Publication
Asia-Pacific Education Researcher (Springer Science & Business Media B.V.), 2014, Vol 23, Issue 1, p151
- ISSN
0119-5646
- Publication type
Report
- DOI
10.1007/s40299-013-0127-4