Measuring Promotion and Prevention Orientations of Secondary School Students: It Is More Than Meets the Eye. (July 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hodis, Flaviu A.; Hattie, John A. C.; Hodis, Georgeta M.
• Is Part Of: Measurement & evaluation in counseling & development. Volume 49:Number 3(2016:Jul.)
• Page Start: 194
• Page End: 206
• Publication Date: 2016-07
• Subjects: motivation -- promotion -- prevention -- developmental differences -- secondary school students; Psychological tests -- Periodicals; Counseling -- Evaluation -- Periodicals; Counseling -- Periodicals; 361.060287
• DOI: 10.1177/0748175615625750
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0748-1756

Abstract

The General Regulatory Focus Measure has been used extensively in psychological research to gauge promotion and prevention orientations. Findings of this research show that for New Zealand secondary school students, the General Regulatory Focus Measure does not measure promotion and prevention as theoretically independent constructs.