Interrelationships between writing anxiety dimensions and writing goal orientation among Iraqi EFL undergraduates

This study aimed to examine the relationships between facilitating writing anxiety (FWA), debilitating writing anxiety (DWA), mastery-approach goal (MAG), performance-approach goal (APPG) and performance-avoidance goal (AVOG). In total, 300 Iraqi undergraduate students participated in the study. A q...

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Main Authors: Sabti, Ahmed Abdulateef, Md Rashid, Sabariah, Hummadi, Ali Salman
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Language:English
Published: Faculty of Education, Eskisehir Osmangazi University 2019
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/80307/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/80307/1/Interrelationships%20between%20writing%20anxiety%20dimensions%20and%20writing%20goal%20orientation%20among%20Iraqi%20EFL%20undergraduates.pdf
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author Sabti, Ahmed Abdulateef
Md Rashid, Sabariah
Hummadi, Ali Salman
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description This study aimed to examine the relationships between facilitating writing anxiety (FWA), debilitating writing anxiety (DWA), mastery-approach goal (MAG), performance-approach goal (APPG) and performance-avoidance goal (AVOG). In total, 300 Iraqi undergraduate students participated in the study. A quantitative approach was applied in particular correlational design. Two questionnaires were utilized for data collection: The Second Language Writing Anxiety Inventory (SLWAI) and Achievement Goal Questionnaire (AGQ). The results of the study indicated that some students showed a high rate of debilitating anxiety, which led them to pursue performance-avoidance goal. Yet, the two factors of performance- avoidance goal and debilitating writing anxiety were negatively associated with the set of the three factors: mastery-approach goal, performance-approach goal and facilitating writing anxiety. Conversely, there were positive relationships between mastery-approach goal, performance-approach goal and facilitating writing anxiety. In the light of these findings, this study proposes that EFL learners need to consider the affective factors of debilitating anxiety and performance avoidance goal that are likely to undermine their confidence and motivation which may lead them to a maladaptive behavior.
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spelling upm-803072020-10-21T18:19:48Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/80307/ Interrelationships between writing anxiety dimensions and writing goal orientation among Iraqi EFL undergraduates Sabti, Ahmed Abdulateef Md Rashid, Sabariah Hummadi, Ali Salman This study aimed to examine the relationships between facilitating writing anxiety (FWA), debilitating writing anxiety (DWA), mastery-approach goal (MAG), performance-approach goal (APPG) and performance-avoidance goal (AVOG). In total, 300 Iraqi undergraduate students participated in the study. A quantitative approach was applied in particular correlational design. Two questionnaires were utilized for data collection: The Second Language Writing Anxiety Inventory (SLWAI) and Achievement Goal Questionnaire (AGQ). The results of the study indicated that some students showed a high rate of debilitating anxiety, which led them to pursue performance-avoidance goal. Yet, the two factors of performance- avoidance goal and debilitating writing anxiety were negatively associated with the set of the three factors: mastery-approach goal, performance-approach goal and facilitating writing anxiety. Conversely, there were positive relationships between mastery-approach goal, performance-approach goal and facilitating writing anxiety. In the light of these findings, this study proposes that EFL learners need to consider the affective factors of debilitating anxiety and performance avoidance goal that are likely to undermine their confidence and motivation which may lead them to a maladaptive behavior. Faculty of Education, Eskisehir Osmangazi University 2019 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/80307/1/Interrelationships%20between%20writing%20anxiety%20dimensions%20and%20writing%20goal%20orientation%20among%20Iraqi%20EFL%20undergraduates.pdf Sabti, Ahmed Abdulateef and Md Rashid, Sabariah and Hummadi, Ali Salman (2019) Interrelationships between writing anxiety dimensions and writing goal orientation among Iraqi EFL undergraduates. International Journal of Instruction, 12 (4). pp. 529-544. ISSN 1694-609X; ESSN: 1308-1470 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/336187764_Interrelationships_between_Writing_Anxiety_Dimensions_and_Writing_Goal_Orientation_among_Iraqi_EFL_Undergraduates 10.29333/iji.2019.12434a
spellingShingle Sabti, Ahmed Abdulateef
Md Rashid, Sabariah
Hummadi, Ali Salman
Interrelationships between writing anxiety dimensions and writing goal orientation among Iraqi EFL undergraduates
title Interrelationships between writing anxiety dimensions and writing goal orientation among Iraqi EFL undergraduates
title_full Interrelationships between writing anxiety dimensions and writing goal orientation among Iraqi EFL undergraduates
title_fullStr Interrelationships between writing anxiety dimensions and writing goal orientation among Iraqi EFL undergraduates
title_full_unstemmed Interrelationships between writing anxiety dimensions and writing goal orientation among Iraqi EFL undergraduates
title_short Interrelationships between writing anxiety dimensions and writing goal orientation among Iraqi EFL undergraduates
title_sort interrelationships between writing anxiety dimensions and writing goal orientation among iraqi efl undergraduates
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/80307/1/Interrelationships%20between%20writing%20anxiety%20dimensions%20and%20writing%20goal%20orientation%20among%20Iraqi%20EFL%20undergraduates.pdf