Research Article
Age and Cultural Differences in Self-Perceptions of Mastery Motivation and Competence in American, Chinese, and Hungarian School Age Children
Table 2
Correlations among the DMQ scale scores for each culture separately and the total sample.
| Scales | Culture | Cognitive persistence | Gross motor persistence | Social persistence with adults | Social persistence with peers | Mastery pleasure |
| Gross motor persistence | US | .60 | — | — | — | — | CH | .69 | — | — | — | — | HU | .51 | — | — | — | — | Total | .53 | — | — | — | — |
| Social persistence with adults | US | .43 | .30 | — | — | — | CH | .51 | .48 | — | — | — | HU | .46 | .36 | — | — | — | Total | .45 | .38 | — | — | — |
| Social persistence with peers | US | .60 | .55 | .51 | — | — | CH | .64 | .58 | .53 | — | — | HU | .44 | .42 | .43 | — | — | Total | .46 | .45 | .46 | — | — |
| Mastery pleasure | US | .47 | .38 | .45 | .51 | — | CH | .54 | .46 | .33 | .52 | — | HU | .42 | .29 | .39 | .43 | — | Total | .44 | .31 | .38 | .44 | — |
| Competence | US | .48 | .31 | .25 | .21 | .21 | CH | .64 | .55 | .57 | .50 | .34 | HU | .48 | .29 | .29 | .26 | .27 | Total | .51 | .33 | .33 | .29 | .28 |
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