---
_id: '4421'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: In Switzerland, every student graduating from grammar school can begin to
    study at a university. This leads to high dropout rates. Although students’ motivation
    is considered a strong predictor of performance, the development of motivation
    during students’ transition from high school to university has rarely been investigated.
    Additionally, little is known about the relation of motivational aspects with
    other influences on study performance. The present longitudinal study addresses
    this research gap and examines the development of economics and management students’
    study motivation. It encompasses four waves of data collected throughout the first
    year, using quantitative online surveys. In total, the sample consists of 820
    students. Data is analysed using latent change modelling. Results indicate that
    students start at a higher level of intrinsic motivation compared to extrinsic
    motivation. The variability of the starting value of the two constructs is also
    differing. The analysis also shows a gradual decline in students’ motivation.
    Above all, the transition from secondary to higher education seems to be a driver
    for this decline.
author:
- first_name: Taiga
  full_name: Brahm, Taiga
  last_name: Brahm
- first_name: Tobias
  full_name: Jenert, Tobias
  last_name: Jenert
- first_name: Dietrich
  full_name: Wagner, Dietrich
  last_name: Wagner
citation:
  ama: 'Brahm T, Jenert T, Wagner D. The crucial first year: a longitudinal study
    of students’ motivational development at a Swiss Business School. <i>Higher Education</i>.
    2016;73(3):459-478. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-016-0095-8">10.1007/s10734-016-0095-8</a>'
  apa: 'Brahm, T., Jenert, T., &#38; Wagner, D. (2016). The crucial first year: a
    longitudinal study of students’ motivational development at a Swiss Business School.
    <i>Higher Education</i>, <i>73</i>(3), 459–478. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-016-0095-8">https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-016-0095-8</a>'
  bibtex: '@article{Brahm_Jenert_Wagner_2016, title={The crucial first year: a longitudinal
    study of students’ motivational development at a Swiss Business School}, volume={73},
    DOI={<a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-016-0095-8">10.1007/s10734-016-0095-8</a>},
    number={3}, journal={Higher Education}, publisher={Springer Nature}, author={Brahm,
    Taiga and Jenert, Tobias and Wagner, Dietrich}, year={2016}, pages={459–478} }'
  chicago: 'Brahm, Taiga, Tobias Jenert, and Dietrich Wagner. “The Crucial First Year:
    A Longitudinal Study of Students’ Motivational Development at a Swiss Business
    School.” <i>Higher Education</i> 73, no. 3 (2016): 459–78. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-016-0095-8">https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-016-0095-8</a>.'
  ieee: 'T. Brahm, T. Jenert, and D. Wagner, “The crucial first year: a longitudinal
    study of students’ motivational development at a Swiss Business School,” <i>Higher
    Education</i>, vol. 73, no. 3, pp. 459–478, 2016.'
  mla: 'Brahm, Taiga, et al. “The Crucial First Year: A Longitudinal Study of Students’
    Motivational Development at a Swiss Business School.” <i>Higher Education</i>,
    vol. 73, no. 3, Springer Nature, 2016, pp. 459–78, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-016-0095-8">10.1007/s10734-016-0095-8</a>.'
  short: T. Brahm, T. Jenert, D. Wagner, Higher Education 73 (2016) 459–478.
date_created: 2018-09-18T08:58:54Z
date_updated: 2022-01-06T07:01:03Z
department:
- _id: '208'
- _id: '282'
doi: 10.1007/s10734-016-0095-8
extern: '1'
intvolume: '        73'
issue: '3'
keyword:
- Transition to higher education
- Motivation
- Longitudinal study
- Socio-cultural factors
- Latent change model
- Switzerland
page: 459-478
publication: Higher Education
publication_identifier:
  issn:
  - 0018-1560
  - 1573-174X
publication_status: published
publisher: Springer Nature
status: public
title: 'The crucial first year: a longitudinal study of students’ motivational development
  at a Swiss Business School'
type: journal_article
user_id: '51057'
volume: 73
year: '2016'
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