A three-dimensional taxonomy of achievement emotions

Reinhard Pekrun; Herbert W Marsh; Andrew J Elliot; Kristina Stockinger; Raymond P Perry; Elisabeth Vogl; Thomas Goetz; Wijnand A P van Tilburg; Oliver Lüdtke; Walter P Vispoel

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A three-dimensional taxonomy of achievement emotions

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A three-dimensional taxonomy of achievement emotions

Reinhard Pekrun, Herbert W Marsh, Andrew J Elliot, Kristina Stockinger, Raymond P Perry, Elisabeth Vogl, Thomas Goetz, Wijnand A P van Tilburg, Oliver Lüdtke and Walter P Vispoel

Journal of personality and social psychology, Vol.124(1), pp.145-178

01/2023

DOI: 10.1037/pspp0000448

PMID: 36521161

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We present a three-dimensional taxonomy of achievement emotions that considers valence, arousal, and object focus as core features of these emotions. By distinguishing between positive and negative emotions (valence), activating and deactivating emotions (arousal), and activity emotions, prospective outcome emotions, and retrospective outcome emotions (object focus), the taxonomy has a 2 × 2 × 3 structure representing 12 groups of achievement emotions. In four studies across different countries (N = 330, 235, 323, and 269 participants in Canada, the United States, Germany, and the U.K., respectively), we investigated the empirical robustness of the taxonomy in educational (Studies 1-3) and work settings (Study 4). An expanded version of the Achievement Emotions Questionnaire was used to assess 12 key emotions representing the taxonomy. Consistently across the four studies, findings from multilevel facet analysis and structural equation modeling documented the importance of the three dimensions for explaining achievement emotions. In addition, based on hypotheses about relations with external variables, the findings show clear links of the emotions with important antecedents and outcomes. The Big Five personality traits, appraisals of control and value, and context perceptions were predictors of the emotions. The 12 emotions, in turn, were related to participants' use of strategies, cognitive performance, and self-reported health problems. Taken together, the findings provide robust evidence for the unique positions of different achievement emotions in the proposed taxonomy, as well as unique patterns of relations with external variables. Directions for future research and implications for policy and practice are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).

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Title: Subtitle: A three-dimensional taxonomy of achievement emotions
Creators: Reinhard Pekrun - Department of Psychology
Herbert W Marsh - Institute for Positive Psychology and Education
Andrew J Elliot - Department of Psychology
Kristina Stockinger - Department of Psychology
Raymond P Perry - Department of Psychology
Elisabeth Vogl - Department of Psychology
Thomas Goetz - Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology
Wijnand A P van Tilburg - Department of Psychology
Oliver Lüdtke - Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education
Walter P Vispoel - Department of Psychological and Quantitative Foundations
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of personality and social psychology, Vol.124(1), pp.145-178
DOI: 10.1037/pspp0000448
PMID: 36521161
NLM abbreviation: J Pers Soc Psychol
ISSN: 0022-3514
eISSN: 1939-1315
Grant note: Royal Society of Canada Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada University of Munich
Language: English
Date published: 01/2023
Academic Unit: Psychological and Quantitative Foundations
Record Identifier: 9984371097602771

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