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Chen, Chen; Zhang, Li-Fang – Educational Psychology, 2011
Temperament and personality have been presumed to affect achievement goals based on the hierarchical model of achievement motivation. This research investigated the relationships of temperament dimensions and the Big Five personality traits to achievement goals based on the 2 x 2 achievement goal framework among 775 Chinese adolescent students.…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Achievement Need, Student Motivation, Personality
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Headey, Bruce – Social Indicators Research, 2008
Using data from the long-running German Socio-Economic Panel Survey (SOEP), this paper provides evidence that life goals matter substantially to subjective well-being (SWB). Non-zero sum goals, which include commitment to family, friends and social and political involvement, promote life satisfaction. Zero sum goals, including commitment to career…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Life Satisfaction, Personality, Goal Orientation