Examining Relationships between Academic and Social Achievement Goals and Routes to Happiness

Table 5

Summary of stepwise regression analysis using backward elimination approach for academic achievement goals, social goals, and eudaimonia.

Initial model	β	Final model	β
MG	.180
		MG	.192*
PAP Goal	.009
		SocDG	.311**
PAV Goal	.052
SocDG	.341**
SocDAP	−.057
SocDAV	−.114

Final 𝑅² = 19.5%; Δ𝑅² = −1.3%; final Adj 𝑅² =.183; 𝐹(2, 128) =15.52, 𝑃<.0001
* 𝑃<.05; **𝑃<.01.
Note: MG: mastery goals; PAP goal: performance-approach goal; PAV goal: performance avoidance goal; SocDG: social development goals; SocDAP: social demonstration approach goal; SocDAV: social demonstration avoidance goal.