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Correlational findings

Study OECD (2017): study MX 2015

Public
15-16 aged, secundary school students, Mexico, 2017
Survey name
IN-PISA 2015
Sample
Respondents
N = 7568
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Conputer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI)

Correlate

Authors's Label
Students' motivation to achieve (2)
Our Classification
Remarks
Index
Operationalization
Selfreport on 5 statements:
a: I want top grades in most or all of my courses
b: I want to be able to select from the best opportunities available when I graduate
c: I want to be the best, whatever I do
d: I see myself as an ambitious person
e: I want to be one of the best students in my class

Each rated:
4 agree completely
3 agree
2 disagree
1 strongly disagre

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLW-c-sq-n-11-b DM = + p < .05 AVERAGE happiness by motivation quarter
4 most motivated   M = 8,49
3                  M = 8,43
2                  M = 8,18
1 least motivated  M = 7,98

4-1 difference        +0,51

Difference unaffected by student's socio-economic status