Abstract
Self-efficacy and attributional feedback are important cognitive factors that influence the formation of motivation. This research examines the principle of motivation formation by subjects who have different levels of self-efficacy and who get different attributional feedback of ability. The 146 participants were Chinese undergraduate students. The result is: self-efficacy and attributional feedback have the main effects of regulation on motivation, and they also have important influence on the formation of motivation by interaction with each other.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 281-287 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Social Behavior and Personality |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2002 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Attributional feedback
- Motivation
- Self-efficacy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Psychology