A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Students' motivational orientations and their study well-being across different disciplines
Authors: Laitinen, Satu; Laakkonen, Eero; Tuominen, Tiina; Kaukiainen, Ari
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Publication year: 2025
Journal: Learning and Individual Differences
Journal name in source: Learning and Individual Differences
Article number: 102674
Volume: 120
ISSN: 1041-6080
eISSN: 1873-3425
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2025.102674
Web address : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2025.102674
Self-archived copy’s web address: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/485120980
The study aimed to analyze motivational orientation among 1st to 5th year students from different disciplines. Students were clustered according to motivation scores, and the relationships between the disciplines and the students' perceptions of their study well-being were examined. The study was conducted with two cohorts from a sample of 2347 students. Students completed a questionnaire exploring motivational orientation and study well-being, including engagement, burnout, and self-compassion. The latent profile approach facilitated examination of motivational orientation profiles and the extent to which perceived study well-being was related to motivational group identification. From the results, the students were classified into three motivation groups: mastery-oriented, moderation-oriented, and avoidance-oriented. The seven faculties showed significant differences relative to the motivational profile groups. Multinomial logistic regression analysis revealed differences between motivation group variables and study well-being factors.
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Funding information in the publication:
The project to develop Learning Ability-Wellbeing-Participation in higher education (grant number OKM/180/523/2016) on which this article is based was partially funded by the Ministry of Education and Culture, Finland.