Abstract

INGLES SAURA, Cándido Jose et al. Relationship between sociometric types and academic goals in a sample of Spanish students of Secondary Education. Univ. Psychol. [online]. 2016, vol.15, n.1, pp.233-244. ISSN 1657-9267.  https://doi.org/10.11144/Javeriana.upsy15-1.rsma.

The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship between sociometric types, behavioral categories and academic goals in a sample of 1349 students (51.7% boys) of compulsory secondary education. The students' sociometric identification was performed by the Programa Socio and academic goals was measured by the AGTQ (Achievement Goals Tendencies Questionnaire). The AGTQ is a self-report measure designed to measure three tendencies of goals: Learning goals, Achievement goals and Reinforcement Social goals. Results show that students nominated by their peers positively had higher scores on Learning and Achievement goals than students negatively nominated. Furthermore, sociometric types were significant predictors of academic goals, as students nominated by their peers positively were more likely to achieve high Learning goals and Achievement goals that students negatively nominated.

Keywords : adolescence; sociometric types; academic goals; Secondary Education.

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