Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-1-2011
Journal
Psychological Reports
Volume
109
Issue
3
First Page
940
Last Page
948
URL with Digital Object Identifier
https://doi.org/10.2466/09.10.21.PR0.109.6.940-948
Abstract
A significant amount of research in attachment theory has been devoted to factors affecting academic achievement, but less attention has been given to the role of attachment in the relation between academic achievement and achievement motivation. The current preliminary study examined the role of perceived parental attachment in achievement motivation. Self-report data obtained from the Parental Attachment Questionnaire, Achievement Goals Questionnaire, and the Performance Failure Appraisal Inventory were collected from 50 university students with a mean age of 18.8 yr. Correlation and regression analyses indicated that parental facilitation of independence correlated significantly and negatively with fear of failure. Results yielded partial support for the hypothesis that performance-oriented goals are related to a fear of failure, whereas mastery-oriented goals are not. The results also suggest that high parental attachment in the case of high-frequency religious practitioners is related to an increased chance of acquiring a more avoidance-oriented achievement motivation.
Notes
This paper was published as: Bal, M. & Barušs, I., Perceived parental attachment and achievement motivations, Psychological Reports (109, 3) pp. 940-948. Copyright © 2011 (SAGE Publications). Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications. https://doi.org/10.2466/09.10.21.PR0.109.6.940-948