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Gorges, Julia ORCID: 0000-0002-5865-1266 (2025). Global motivation to learn and adult learning: A nomological network analysis and a four-year longitudinal study. Learning and Individual Differences, 123. pp. 1-13. Elsevier. ISSN 1041-6080

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Abstract

[Artikel-Nr.: 102763] This study investigated motivation to learn (MtL), conceptualized at a global level of abstraction, and participation in adult learning and training (PAE). In Study 1 (N = 747, 65.1 % female; age: M[SD] = 43.21[12.09] years), the nomological network of global MtL revealed strong correlations with mastery goal orientation, intrinsic task value, need for cognition, and self-concept of ability. Cross-sectional associations with (past and planned) PAE were small to moderate. Based on the representative German PIAAC longitudinal study covering four years between 2012 and 2016 (N2012 = 4191, N2015 = 2502, N2016 = 2370) and using structural equation modeling, results from Study 2 support the hypothesis that global MtL affects PAE while controlling for level of education, employment, literacy, age, and sex. The results are discussed with respect to theoretical implications for the development of motivation theory and practical implications for the promotion of lifelong learning.

Item Type:	Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Gorges, Julia UNSPECIFIED https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5865-1266 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-806604
Identification Number:	10.1016/j.lindif.2025.102763
Journal or Publication Title:	Learning and Individual Differences
Volume:	123
Page Range:	pp. 1-13
Number of Pages:	13
Date:	October 2025
Publisher:	Elsevier
ISSN:	1041-6080
Language:	English
Faculty:	Faculty of Human Sciences
Divisions:	Faculty of Human Sciences > Department Heilpädagogik und Rehabilitation
Subjects:	Education
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language Motivation to learn ; Lifelong learning ; Adult education ; PIAAC ; Longitudinal study English
['eprint_fieldname_oa_funders' not defined]:	Publikationsfonds UzK
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/80660