RT Journal Article
T1 Perceived competence and intrinsic motivation in mathematics: exploring latent profiles
A1 Rodríguez Martínez, Susana
A1 Estévez Blanco, Iris
A1 Piñeiro, Isabel
A1 Valle Arias, Antonio
A1 Vieites, Tania
A1 Regueiro Fernández, Bibiana
K1 Perceived competence
K1 Intrinsic motivation
K1 Mathematics
K1 Latent profiles
K1 Primary education
AB This study aims to use a person-centred approach to identify possible student motivational profiles in mathematics. These profiles are made up of various combinations of two motivational variables: perceived competence and intrinsic motivation. Once the profiles are identified, we examine the differences between them in negative emotions and mathematics performance. Our sample comprised 863 students (50.2% boys, 49.8% girls) aged between 9 and 13 years old. The results indicated three motivational profiles. One group of students with moderately high perceived competence and intrinsic motivation who demonstrated  the best performance and the lowest levels of negative feelings about themselves. A second group was defined by moderately low levels of perceived competence and intrinsic motivation. The third group was characterized by very low perceived competence and low intrinsic motivation and demonstrated the worst performance in mathematics and the highest levels of anxiety and negative emotions towards mathematics.
PB MDPI
SN 2071-1050
YR 2021
FD 2021
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10347/27396
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10347/27396
LA eng
NO Rodríguez, S.; Estévez, I.; Piñeiro, I.; Valle, A.; Vieites, T.; Regueiro, B. Perceived competence and intrinsic motivation in mathematics: exploring latent profiles. Sustainability 2021, 13, 8707
NO This study was performed thanks to financing from research projects EDU2013-44062-P (MINECO) and EDU2017-82984-P (MEIC), and financing received by one of the authors from the FPI program (Ref: PRE2018/084938), granted by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (Spain)
DS Minerva
RD 28 abr 2026