Busarova. [Hobbies of students with different levels of motivation to achieve success]

Abstract:
126 students aged 17 to 24 studying various specialties in Moscow universities took part in a survey of the motivation to achieve success and the motivation to avoid failure. Hobbies among students with a high and a medium level of motivation were compared. It was discovered that students with a higher motivation level tend to have hobbies more often than their peers. In the group of highly motivated students, the quantity of hobbies and hobbies` singularity differ depending on the level of motivation in avoiding failures. No difference was discovered among hobbies of students with different levels of motivation to achieve success.