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March 18, 2026The Accounting Review

Within-Person Expectancy Theory Predictions of Accounting Students' Motivation to Achieve Academic Success.

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AHAdrian M. HarrellCCCharles W. CaldwellEDEdwin A. Doty

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Overview

Demonstrates the impact of expectancy theory on accounting students' motivation, suggesting important implications for educational policies.

Key Points

  • The study aims to evaluate how the force model of expectancy theory predicts accounting students' motivation for academic success.
  • Within-person decision modeling approach
  • Assessment of expectancy value
  • Correlation analysis of motivation and academic performance
  • Expectancy model predictions of motivation demonstrated high accuracy (R = 0.85)
  • Increases in expectancy value led to diminishing returns in motivation
  • Student motivation was positively correlated with actual academic performance

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Harrell et al. (1985) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69ba42ee4e9516ffd37a3b3fhttps://doi.org/10.2308/tar-4491915
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