The intraindividual process of study dropout, from forming dropout intention to deregistration, is of motivational nature. Yet typical studies investigate interindividual differences, which do not inform about intraindividual processes. Our study focused on the intraindividual process of forming dropout intention, and applied expectancy-value theory to analyze its motivational underpinnings. To expand research, we considered associations of intraindividual deviations in expectancy, intrinsic value, attainment value, utility value, and cost to intraindividual deviations in dropout intention. A total of 326 undergraduate students of law and mathematics rated motivational variables and dropout intention three times from semester start to the final exam period. Multilevel regression analyses revealed that intraindividual changes in intrinsic value, attainment, and cost, but not in expectancy and utility, related to intraindividual changes in dropout intention. Further, we considered students’ demographics as moderators. Only age moderated the association between intrinsic value and dropout intention. Our results stress the crucial role of certain value components, including cost, for emerging dropout intention.

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还是值得吗？应用期望值理论研究形成辍学意图的个体内在动机过程

从形成辍学意图到取消注册的学习辍学的个体过程具有激励性。然而，典型的研究调查了个体之间的差异，这些差异并未说明个体间的过程。我们的研究集中于形成辍学意向的个体过程，并应用期望值理论来分析其动机基础。为了扩大研究范围，我们考虑了期望中的个体差异，内在价值，成就价值，效用价值以及辍学意图中个体差异的成本之间的联系。从学期开始到期末考试期间，共有326名法律和数学专业的本科生对动机变量和辍学意愿进行了3次评估。多级回归分析表明，内在价值的个体变化，成就和成本，但与期望和效用无关，与辍学意向的个人变化有关。此外，我们认为学生的人口统计数据是主持人。只有年龄可以调节内在价值与辍学意愿之间的联系。我们的结果强调了某些价值要素（包括成本）对于出现辍学意图的关键作用。