Psychological parameters of students' social and work avoidance goals: A qualitative investigation.

The study identifies and describes the psychological parameters of middle school students social and work avoidance goals. Data were collected from 86 students during 114 interviews and 24 structured observation periods. Inductive content analyses of the interview and observation data identified 8 distinct motivational goals (purposes) that the sample of middle school students espoused for their academic achievement. However, this analysis...