title: A factor analytic examination of the Achievement Goal Questionnaire-revised supports a three-factor model.
abstract: The literature in achievement goals includes mixed results as to the factor structure of achievement goal measures, particularly the Achievement Goal Questionnaire-Revised (AGQ-R). In a sample of 1,496 undergraduate students (600 men, 891 women, 5 unreported sex; M age = 20.6 yr., SD = 3.2), the AGQ-R was subjected to an exploratory factor analysis that suggested three factors. Then, in a different sample of 1,125 undergraduate students (270 men, 750 women, 5 unreported sex; M age = 21.7 yr., SD = 5.4), the measure was subjected to a confirmatory factor analysis, in which a three-factor solution, again, showed the best fit to the observed data. The implications of these results for the measurement of achievement goals are discussed.
authors.affiliation: 1 The University of Southern Mississippi.
authors.forename: Kamden K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Strunk
mesh_terms: D000124:Achievement; D000328:Adult; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D055815:Young Adult