Implicit personality theories on the modifiability and stability of the action repertoire as a meaningful framework for individual motivation: a cross-cultural study.

Autor/inn/en	Ziegler, Albert; Fidelman, Marina; Reutlinger, Marold; Vialle, Wilma; Stoeger, Heidrun
Titel	Implicit personality theories on the modifiability and stability of the action repertoire as a meaningful framework for individual motivation: a cross-cultural study.
Quelle	In: High ability studies, 21 (2010) 2, S. 147-163Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1359-8139; 1469-834X
DOI	10.1080/13598139.2010.528924
Schlagwörter	Bildungsforschung; Hochbegabung; Motivationstheorie; Pädagogische Psychologie; Hoch begabter Schüler; Interkulturelle Bildung; Motivation; Regressionsanalyse; Interkultureller Vergleich; Internationaler Vergleich; Untersuchung; Brasilien; Spanien; USA
Abstract	The attainment of exceptional accomplishments requires extremely long periods of time. It has yet to be explained, though, how individuals find the motivation for such protracted learning. Carol Dweck proposed that an incremental theory of an individual's abilities is an important factor in this process since it would account for the optimism needed to successfully tackle new steps in the learning process and would help an individual to cope with setbacks. This study seeks to refine Dweck's theory. Drawing on the Actiotope Model of Giftedness, we argue that an incremental theory of an individual's abilities should be divided into two theories: a modifiability theory of the mutability of an individual's deficits in the areas of knowledge and capability; and a stability theory of the stability of successful extensions of the action repertoire. A sample of 488 12- to 13-year-old students from Brazil, South Korea, Spain, and the United States participated in the cross-sectional study. Their IQ scores place them among the top 5% of the target population. A series of regression analyses using various indicators of motivational behavior as dependent variables shows that the theorized elaboration of Dweck's approach appears to be very useful. (Verlag).
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