The Achievement Motives Scale (AMS) is a well-established and frequently used scale to assess hope of success and fear of failure. In three studies with German-speaking samples (N = 3523, N = 132, N = 126), the authors developed a revised form of the AMS using confirmatory factor analysis. As found in previous research, the original 30-item set of the AMS did not provide an acceptable fit to a two-factor model. In contrast, a revised 10-item version (AMS-R) provided an adequate fit to the theoretically intended two-factor model. The adequate fit could be validated in cross-validation procedures. Furthermore, the revised scales provided adequate reliability, lower interscale correlations, and criterion-related validity with respect to typical criteria of achievement-related behavior.
European Journal of Psychological Assessment (2015), 22, pp. 216-224. DOI: 10.1027/1015-5759.22.3.216. © 2006 Hogrefe Publishing.
A Revised 10-Item Version of the Achievement Motives Scale
Jonas W.B. LangRelated information
1 RWTH Aachen University, Germany
, Stefan FriesRelated information 2 University of Mannheim, Germany
Published online October 3, 2006
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Keywords: Achievement Motives Scale, motive measurement, self-attributed motive
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