Different major, different goals: University students studying economics differ in life aspirations and achievement goal orientations from social science students.

Autor/inn/en	Janke, Stefan; Dickhäuser, Oliver
Titel	Different major, different goals: University students studying economics differ in life aspirations and achievement goal orientations from social science students. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Verschiedene Fächer, unterschiedliche Ziele: Studierende der Wirtschaftswissenschaften unterscheiden sich in ihren Lebens- und Leistungszielen von Studierenden der Sozialwissenschaften.
Quelle	In: Learning and individual differences, (2019) 73, S. 138-146Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1041-6080
DOI	10.1016/j.lindif.2019.05.008
Schlagwörter	Einstellung (Psy); Lernen; Berufsziel; Sozialwissenschaften; Wirtschaftswissenschaft; Leistung; Zielorientierung; Gruppe (Soz); Student
Abstract	In the presented study, we investigated whether university students enrolled in economic sciences report stronger extrinsic life aspirations (striving for wealth) than social science students and whether such group differences align with group differences in achievement motivation. We questioned 327 German university students in economic science (n = 142) and social science programs (n = 185). Students enrolled in economic sciences reported stronger extrinsic and weaker intrinsic life aspirations (striving for personal growth) than students enrolled in social sciences. Extrinsic life aspirations were negatively predictive for students' performance approach goal orientation and intrinsic life aspirations were positively predictive for students' learning goal orientation leading to group differences in achievement goal orientations. Further analyses showed that extrinsic life aspirations also negatively predicted students' learning goal orientations when intrinsic life aspirations were low. The results highlight the importance of life aspirations as a potential foundation of achievement goal striving at university. (ZPID).
Erfasst von	Leibniz-Institut für Psychologie, Trier
Update	2025/3