本科生动机策略使用模式的潜在剖面分析及其与成就和福祉的关系

College students encounter academic hurdles such as failing exams or missing goals. The Motivational Theory of Life-Span Development outlines goal engagement, goal adjustment, and self-protection control strategies for regulating behavior after setbacks. We examined profiles of intended control strategy use after midterms in difficult courses, and their predictors and outcomes. We identified four student profiles: Low, Medium, High, and Engaged Strategy. Lower midterm performance predicted membership in the High and Engaged Strategy profiles. Engaged Strategy students (high goal engagement, lo