Effects of Interest-Major Congruence, Motivation, and Academic Performance on Timely Degree Attainment

Autor/inn/en	Allen, Jeff; Robbins, Steve
Titel	Effects of Interest-Major Congruence, Motivation, and Academic Performance on Timely Degree Attainment
Quelle	In: Journal of Counseling Psychology, 57 (2010) 1, S.23-35 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-0167
DOI	10.1037/a0017267
Schlagwörter	Time to Degree; Congruence (Psychology); College Students; Two Year College Students; Student Interests; Majors (Students); Student Motivation; Academic Achievement; Student Adjustment; Longitudinal Studies; Personality Theories; Colorado; Kentucky; Minnesota; Missouri; Ohio; Oklahoma; South Dakota; Tennessee; Texas; West Virginia; ACT Assessment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Congruence; Psychology; Kongruenz; Psychologie; Collegestudent; Studieninteresse; Schulische Motivation; Schulleistung; Student; Students; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adaptation; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Personality theory; Persönlichkeitstheorie; South-Dakota; Assessment; Eignungsprüfung; Eignungstest; Hochschulzulassung
Abstract	Using longitudinal student data from 15 four-year (n = 3,072) and 13 (n = 788) two-year postsecondary institutions, the authors tested the effects of interest-major congruence, motivation, and 1st-year academic performance on timely degree completion. Findings suggest that interest-major congruence has a direct effect on timely degree completion at both institutional settings and that motivation has indirect effects (via 1st-year academic performance). The total effects of both interest-major congruence and motivation on timely degree completion underscore the importance of both constructs in understanding student adjustment and postsecondary success. Implications for theory and counseling practice are discussed. (Contains 2 figures, 4 tables and 1 footnote.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10