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Grounded in social cognitive theory and expectancy-value theory, the current study aimed to present a demotivation scale — Learner Perceptions of Demotivators Scale (LPDS) — designed specifically for use in L2 research and tested empirically to provide evidence of its construct, validity, and reliability. Study 1 sample consisted of 295 Chinese college English learners. An exploratory factor analysis offered preliminary support for a factor structure comprising three dimensions: negative teacher behavior, loss of task value, and low expectancy for success. Study 2 sample consisted of another 320 Chinese college English learners. The proposed factor structure was further corroborated through confirmatory factor analysis, and support for its validity was provided by means of correlating the three dimensions with academic performance and self-efficacy measures. Specifically, all the correlations were negative except for the positive association between academic performance and negative teacher behavior. Further, whereas the model fit confirmed a well-fitting second-order model, one low first-order loading (negative teacher behavior) does not seem to support a second-order factor model. Therefore, the three dimensions should be regarded as separate to best capture the nuances of different demotivators. By establishing a nomological network (demotivation, academic performance, and self-efficacy), the current study illuminates selected aspects of ESL pedagogy.
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Introduction
Literature Review
Working Definition of Demotivation
Studies on Demotivators
Limitations of Demotivation Questionnaire for College Students
Methodology
Study 1
Item Generation Procedure
Participants and Procedures
EFA Results
Reliability Analysis
Discussion for Study 1
Study 2
Participants and Procedures
Second-Order Factor Model
Potential Correlates with Demotivation: Academic Performance
Potential Correlates with Demotivation: Academic Self-Efficacy
CFA Results
Reliability
Second-Order Factor
Potential Correlates with Demotivation
Discussion for Study 2: CFA
Second Order Factor Model
Potential Correlates with Demotivation
General Discussion
Demotivation: Conceptual Framework
Demotivation: Scale Development
Implications for Future Research
Implications for Practice
Limitations
The Authors
References
Appendix