The Relationship between Achievement Goals and Educational Emotions of Students in Isfahan University

نویسندگانزهرا میرمسیب-علی یزدخواستی-فریبرز صدیقی ارفعی
تاریخ انتشار۲۰۱۴-۰-۰۱

چکیده مقاله

The relationship between emotions and goals has always been in the limelight of psychologists. Therefore, the kind of goal that students choose is related to the emotions that they experience. The purpose of the present research is to assess the relationship between achievement goals and educational emotions of students in Isfahan University. The research employed a d escriptive and survey method and the statistical population included all the male and female students studying in bachelor degree of Isfahan University in the academic year of 2012 - 2013, out of which our sample was selected through cluster sampling and res ponded to goal orientation and academic emotions questionnaires. Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regression were used to analyze the data. Results indicated that from among the achievement goals subscales, mastery goals have significant role i n the explanation of learning enjoyment. Moreover, the relationship between the subscale of performance, avoidant goals and hope was significant. Furthermore, avoidant goals had significant had significant role in the explanation of anxiety. None of the ac hievement goals showed to have significant relationship with fatigue. Overall, results indicate that, mastery goals constitute the positive emotions and avoidant goals constitute the negative emotions.