@article { author = {Kohoulat, Naeimeh and Dehghani, Mohammad Reza and Kojuri, Javad and Hayat, Ali Asghar}, title = {Achievement Goals and Achievement Emotions in Elementary School Students}, journal = {International Journal of School Health}, volume = {3}, number = {2}, pages = {1-6}, year = {2016}, publisher = {Shiraz University of Medical Sciences}, issn = {2345-5152}, eissn = {2383-1219}, doi = {10.17795/intjsh-32193}, abstract = {Background: In academic settings, the goals that students pursue have a significant impact on students’ motivation, performance and emotions, a condition known as achievement emotion.Objectives: The goal of this research is to assess the effect of accomplishment goal on achievement emotion of students.Patients and Methods: The study comprised 380 elementary students of grades four to six. They completed self-report questionnaires tapping Achievement Goals Questionnaire (AGQ) and Achievement Emotions Questionnaire (AEQ) in the classroom during a school session. All descriptive statistics, regression and confirmatory factor analyses, were performed using SPSS 19.Results: Simultaneous multiple regression of achievement goals on students’ achievement motivation showed that, each of the achievement goals predicts achievement emotions differently. The findings are fully presented in the result section.Conclusions: The results of this study revealed that achievement goal is a significant factor in predicting achievement emotions. Actually, these results present evidence of the advantages of mastery goals and the disadvantages of performance avoidance goals.}, keywords = {Achievement Goal,Achievement Emotion,Students}, url = {https://intjsh.sums.ac.ir/article_45081.html}, eprint = {https://intjsh.sums.ac.ir/article_45081_4cd93075c8524d44be43a1de6f0aaef2.pdf} }