AUTHOR=Suárez José Manuel , Fernández Ana Patricia , Zamora Ángela 

TITLE=The Use of Classmates as a Self-Motivation Strategy From the Perspective of Self-Regulated Learning

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology

VOLUME=10

YEAR=2019

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01314

DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01314

ISSN=1664-1078

ABSTRACT=<p>It can be stated that self-regulated learning (SRL) brings broad benefits to the process of students’ learning and studying. However, research has yet to be undertaken in relation to one of its components, namely self-regulation of motivation and affectivity. The main objectives of this study are to examine the use of self-motivation strategies that involve classmates and to obtain models on the influence of academic goals and self-efficacy on such self-motivation strategies. To this end, was conducted a study using two different samples of students in the compulsory secondary education or baccalaureate stages in Spain (<italic>N</italic> = 613 and <italic>N</italic> = 910). The results obtained indicate that, with regard to gender, differences only exist in the use of the strategy of deception (<italic>t</italic> = 5.450, <italic>p</italic> &lt; 0.001, <italic>d</italic> = 0.364). That the two pairs of strategies positively and significantly correlated with one another (<italic>r</italic> = 0.239, <italic>p</italic> &lt; 0.01 and <italic>r</italic> = 0.355, <italic>p</italic> &lt; 0.01). That only the strategy of annulation of others correlates with a more adaptive type of motivation. Thus, the group of students that reported the greatest level in its use also did so in relation to task and ego self-enhancing goals, to self-efficacy, and being negatively associated with the goal of work avoidance. Finally, were offered models on relationships between academic goals, self-efficacy and enhancement and annulation strategies [χ<sup>2</sup>(8) = 5.204, <italic>p</italic> = 0.736] and deception and annulation strategies [χ<sup>2</sup>(4) = 3.228, <italic>p</italic> = 0.520].</p>