Expectancy and intrinsic value: Interactions and reciprocal relations with achievement and aspirations in science

Putwain, D ORCID: 0000-0001-5196-4270 and Mallaburn, A Expectancy and intrinsic value: Interactions and reciprocal relations with achievement and aspirations in science. Learning and Individual Differences: Journal of Psychology and Education. ISSN 1041-6080 (Accepted)

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Abstract

Previous studies show that expectancy and intrinsic value can motivate achievement and aspirations. Studies examining reciprocal relations that also consider how achievement and aspirations can reinforce expectancy and intrinsic value are lacking. The present study examined reciprocal relations between expectancy and intrinsic value, accounting for their interaction, and achievement and aspirations. The sample comprised 1239 students (488 males, mean age of 12.4 years) who, over four waves, self-reported expectancy and intrinsic value twice, and took a science test and reported aspirations twice. Positive reciprocal relations were found between intrinsic value and aspirations; expectancy amplified the relation between intrinsic value and aspirations. Expectancy positively predicted aspirations but not vice versa. Achievement predicted expectancy and intrinsic value beyond prior levels, but not vice versa. Findings imply mutual benefit from interventions to boost expectancy and intrinsic value to benefit subsequent aspirations, and interventions to boost achievement and aspirations with downstream benefits for intrinsic value.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	1303 Specialist Studies in Education; 1701 Psychology; Education; 39 Education; 52 Psychology
Subjects:	Q Science > Q Science (General)
Divisions:	Education
Publisher:	Elsevier
Date of acceptance:	30 March 2026
Date Deposited:	30 Mar 2026 15:23
Last Modified:	30 Mar 2026 15:23
URI:	https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/28317

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