Abstract Writing in L2 is a complex phenomenon in which affective factors play an important role. Among others, demotivation can determine the students’ success in orchestrating the complex writing processes and the quality of their L2 writing texts. Although there is a growing body of research investigating demotivating factors (e.g. teacher, self-confidence, materials and methods) in language education, there is a scarcity of research on L2 writing demotivation. This two-phase study is an attempt to develop and validate a writing demotivation scale. To this end, a total of 551 EF L students participated in the development phase, and a total of 367 EF L students were recruited for the validation phase of the study. An EFA was employed to determine the factor structure of the scale. The results of the EFA revealed a five-factor solution with self-perceived L2 writing competence, teacher practices, attitudinal aspects, writing materials and methods, and teaching/learning context. In the validation phase, a CFA was performed. The results of the CFA showed that the model fits the data well. Overall, the English Writing Demotivation Scale (EWDES) is psychometrically a reliable and valid instrument that can be used for investigating the L2 writing demotivation.

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L2 写作中消极情绪的可能来源的衡量标准：量表开发和验证研究

摘要 二语写作是一种复杂的现象，其中情感因素起着重要的作用。其中，消极情绪可以决定学生能否成功地编排复杂的写作过程以及他们的 L2 写作文本的质量。尽管有越来越多的研究调查语言教育中的消极因素（例如教师、自信心、材料和方法），但关于二语写作消极因素的研究却很少。这个两阶段的研究试图开发和验证写作动机量表。为此，共有 551 名 EF L 学生参与了开发阶段，共招募了 367 名 EF L 学生用于研究的验证阶段。采用全民教育来确定量表的因子结构。全民教育的结果揭示了一个五因素解决方案，包括自我感知的 L2 写作能力、教师实践、态度方面、写作材料和方法以及教学/学习环境。在验证阶段，进行了 CFA。CFA的结果表明该模型与数据拟合良好。总体而言，英语写作消极情绪量表 (EWDES) 在心理测量学上是一种可靠且有效的工具，可用于调查 L2 写作消极情绪。