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2021 APS Virtual Convention · 2021
Failure Avoidance Contributes to Negative Emotions: A Longitudinal Study of Promotion/Relegation Processes at an Elite Chinese University
- Jinjing Fang
The University of Auckland - Gavin Brown
The University of Auckland - Richard Hamilton
The University of Auckland
Abstract
This repeated measures study (semester 1 and 2) investigated first-year students' (n = 351) self-reported motivations and emotions in an elite Chinese university. After establishing measurement invariance across semesters, path analysis revealed higher levels of failure avoidance predicted greater negative emotions.
Motivation
