Can temporal anticipation of the “academic success” event influence actual performance?

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Lola Crone, Lionel Brunel, Laurent Auzoult

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In this study we envisage the psychological anticipation of events as a means of promoting motivation, intentionality and in return academic performance. 264 students answered a questionnaire in which academic success was invoked as an event, motivation, personal control, and intentionality toward success. Academic performance was also measured. The results highlight that the establishment of the origin congruent process which allows the structuring of the “success” event is associated with effective success via the mediation of motivation and intentionality. These results are discussed from the point of view of their practical implication.

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