dc.contributor.advisor | Steinley, Douglas | eng |
dc.contributor.author | Guerra Peña, Kiero | eng |
dc.date.issued | 2011 | eng |
dc.date.submitted | 2011 Fall | eng |
dc.description | Title from PDF of title page (University of Missouri--Columbia, viewed on June 11, 2012). | eng |
dc.description | The entire thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file; a non-technical public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. | eng |
dc.description | Thesis advisor: Dr. Douglas Steinley | eng |
dc.description | Includes bibliographical references. | eng |
dc.description | M. A. University of Missouri--Columbia 2011. | eng |
dc.description | Dissertations, Academic -- University of Missouri--Columbia -- Psychology. | eng |
dc.description | "December 2011" | eng |
dc.description.abstract | [ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This study investigates the change of motivation of undergraduate students across an academic semester. Stepwise model comparison of individual change models was used to describe growth patterns of motivation. Results indicate that motivation patterns differ in initial state and rate of change across gender, semester of participation and reason for enrolling in the general psychology class. | eng |
dc.format.extent | v, 20 pages | eng |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10355/14601 | |
dc.language | English | eng |
dc.publisher | University of Missouri--Columbia | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofcommunity | University of Missouri-Columbia. Graduate School. Theses and Dissertations. Theses. 2011 Theses | eng |
dc.subject | undergraduate students | eng |
dc.subject | motivation | eng |
dc.subject | multilevel modeling | eng |
dc.title | Motivation change in college students | eng |
dc.type | Thesis | eng |
thesis.degree.discipline | Psychological sciences (MU) | eng |
thesis.degree.grantor | University of Missouri--Columbia | eng |
thesis.degree.level | Masters | eng |
thesis.degree.name | M.A. | eng |