Temperamental Sensitivities Differentially Linked With Interest, Strain, and Effort Appraisals.

The present research examined the connections between temperament (), students' domain- and course-specific motivational appraisals (interest, strain, effort), and performance, in two studies. Study 1 explored the relationships between temperamental sensitivities, motivational appraisals, and task achievement among secondary students ( = 268) in the domain of mathematics, using Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling (ESEM) for the analyses. Study 2 was conducted longitudinally among upper-secondary students ( = 155) during a course in four key school subjects.