Ability and Motivation: Assessing Individual Factors that Contribute to University Retention

Autor/inn/en	Alarcon, Gene M.; Edwards, Jean M.
Titel	Ability and Motivation: Assessing Individual Factors that Contribute to University Retention
Quelle	In: Journal of Educational Psychology, 105 (2013) 1, S.129-137 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-0663
DOI	10.1037/a0028496
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; Student Motivation; Academic Persistence; Individual Differences; Academic Ability; College Freshmen; Parent Background; Educational Attainment; College Entrance Examinations; Models; Predictor Variables; Scores; Gender Differences; Affective Behavior; Personality Traits + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Schulische Motivation; Individueller Unterschied; Studienanfänger; Elternhaus; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Aufnahmeprüfung; Analogiemodell; Prädiktor; Geschlechterkonflikt; Affective disturbance; Active behaviour; Affektive Störung; Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal
Abstract	The current study explored individual differences in ability and motivation factors of retention in first-year college students. We used discrete-time survival mixture analysis to model university retention. Parents' education, gender, American College Test (ACT) scores, conscientiousness, and trait affectivity were explored as predictors of retention. Results indicate gender, ACT scores, and conscientiousness are significant predictors of retention, but parents' education level was not a significant predictor. Positive affectivity and negative affectivity also were significant predictors of university retention when added to the model. Interestingly, once affectivity was added to the model, conscientiousness was no longer a significant predictor, indicating conscientiousness may be an amalgamation of motivation and ability. Implications for research and theory are discussed. (Contains 1 table and 3 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10