Abstract:The purpose of this study was to validate the Inventory of School Motivation (ISM) (Mainland China), which was developed specifically for use with Mainland Chinese students. Development of the instrument was grounded in personal investment theory and built on the ISM instrument, which has been shown to accurately tap the achievement goal constructs hypothesized by the theory. Our data analysis indicated that the subscales in our instrument do represent dimensions associated with achievement goals: task, effort… Show more
“…These patterns represent cultural-related motivational scopes. Indeed, PI emphasizes the subjective meaning that individuals make of achievement situations, which is a reflection of their cultural-related belief systems [ 22 ]. According to Ref.…”
“…These patterns represent cultural-related motivational scopes. Indeed, PI emphasizes the subjective meaning that individuals make of achievement situations, which is a reflection of their cultural-related belief systems [ 22 ]. According to Ref.…”
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