Learning a language is a long-term undertaking. In this endeavor, motivation is served by patterns of regulation that steer and control behavior. Regulation can be focused on possibilities and opportunities (an approach pattern), or the implications of failure (an avoidance pattern). Responding to calls for work with a focus on regulation (Papi et al., 2019), and with the aim of developing insights into second-language perseverance, this study explores the regulation profiles of highly motivated adult learners of Swedish. Using the directed motivational currents construct as a template, analyses of interview data from 18 participants revealed distinct patterns of approach- and avoidance-focused regulation. While approach orientations were associated with enjoyment and well-being, avoidance orientations were associated with worry and stress. The effects of regulatory orientations on motivational sustainability are discussed, and implications for theory and practice are considered.

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熙？还是生存？成人语言学习者动机的一种方法——回避视角

学习语言是一项长期的事业。在这项努力中，动机由引导和控制行为的监管模式提供服务。监管可以侧重于可能性和机会（一种方法模式），或失败的影响（一种回避模式）。为了响应关注监管的工作呼吁（Papi 等人，2019 年），并为了深入了解第二语言的毅力，本研究探讨了积极性高的成人瑞典语学习者的监管概况。使用定向动机电流结构作为模板，对来自 18 名参与者的访谈数据的分析揭示了以接近和回避为重点的监管的不同模式。虽然接近取向与享受和幸福有关，但回避取向与担忧和压力有关。