Achieving scientific excellence: an exploratory study of the role of emotional and motivational factors

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Autor(a) principal: Araújo, Liliana S.
Data de Publicação: 2017
Outros Autores: Cruz, José Fernando A., Almeida, Leandro S.
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/1822/48048
Resumo: This study investigates the perceived role of psychological factors in achieving excellence in scientific research. Six outstanding scientists aged 33–42 were interviewed. Data were analyzed inductively resulting in three main dimensions: personality traits and characteristics, psychological skills and processes, and task-specific strategies. Researchers highlighted the importance of emotional factors and motivational processes to achieve and sustain scientific excellence. Flexible coping, emotion regulation, and goal setting were emphasized and described as particularly important in dealing with rejections, setbacks, and team management issues. Persistence and adaptive perfectionism were key individual characteristics which helped participants in nurturing and sustaining motivation. This study suggests that the specific impact of emotional, motivational, and other psychological skills at different stages of excellence development is relevant; yet, further investigation is needed.
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spelling Achieving scientific excellence: an exploratory study of the role of emotional and motivational factorsMotivationEmotionPsychological skillsPerformance scienceScientific excellenceCiências Sociais::PsicologiaSocial SciencesThis study investigates the perceived role of psychological factors in achieving excellence in scientific research. Six outstanding scientists aged 33–42 were interviewed. Data were analyzed inductively resulting in three main dimensions: personality traits and characteristics, psychological skills and processes, and task-specific strategies. Researchers highlighted the importance of emotional factors and motivational processes to achieve and sustain scientific excellence. Flexible coping, emotion regulation, and goal setting were emphasized and described as particularly important in dealing with rejections, setbacks, and team management issues. Persistence and adaptive perfectionism were key individual characteristics which helped participants in nurturing and sustaining motivation. This study suggests that the specific impact of emotional, motivational, and other psychological skills at different stages of excellence development is relevant; yet, further investigation is needed.(QREN-POPH/FSE grant number SFRH/BD/30667/2006). This study was conducted at the Psychology Research Centre, University of Minho, and supported by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology and the Portuguese Ministery of Education and Science through the National Strategic Reference Framework (QREN-POPH/FSE grant number SFRH/BD/30667/2006)info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionTaylor & FrancisUniversidade do MinhoAraújo, Liliana S.Cruz, José Fernando A.Almeida, Leandro S.20172017-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/1822/48048engLiliana S. Araújo, José Fernando A. Cruz & Leandro S. Almeida (2017) Achieving scientific excellence: An exploratory study of the role of emotional and motivational factors, High Ability Studies, 28:2, 249-264, DOI: 10.1080/13598139.2016.12642931359-81391469-834X10.1080/13598139.2016.1264293http://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?journalCode=chas20info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-07-21T12:14:51Zoai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/48048Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T19:07:12.452703Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Achieving scientific excellence: an exploratory study of the role of emotional and motivational factors
title Achieving scientific excellence: an exploratory study of the role of emotional and motivational factors
spellingShingle Achieving scientific excellence: an exploratory study of the role of emotional and motivational factors
Araújo, Liliana S.
Motivation
Emotion
Psychological skills
Performance science
Scientific excellence
Ciências Sociais::Psicologia
Social Sciences
title_short Achieving scientific excellence: an exploratory study of the role of emotional and motivational factors
title_full Achieving scientific excellence: an exploratory study of the role of emotional and motivational factors
title_fullStr Achieving scientific excellence: an exploratory study of the role of emotional and motivational factors
title_full_unstemmed Achieving scientific excellence: an exploratory study of the role of emotional and motivational factors
title_sort Achieving scientific excellence: an exploratory study of the role of emotional and motivational factors
author Araújo, Liliana S.
author_facet Araújo, Liliana S.
Cruz, José Fernando A.
Almeida, Leandro S.
author_role author
author2 Cruz, José Fernando A.
Almeida, Leandro S.
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidade do Minho
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Araújo, Liliana S.
Cruz, José Fernando A.
Almeida, Leandro S.
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Motivation
Emotion
Psychological skills
Performance science
Scientific excellence
Ciências Sociais::Psicologia
Social Sciences
topic Motivation
Emotion
Psychological skills
Performance science
Scientific excellence
Ciências Sociais::Psicologia
Social Sciences
description This study investigates the perceived role of psychological factors in achieving excellence in scientific research. Six outstanding scientists aged 33–42 were interviewed. Data were analyzed inductively resulting in three main dimensions: personality traits and characteristics, psychological skills and processes, and task-specific strategies. Researchers highlighted the importance of emotional factors and motivational processes to achieve and sustain scientific excellence. Flexible coping, emotion regulation, and goal setting were emphasized and described as particularly important in dealing with rejections, setbacks, and team management issues. Persistence and adaptive perfectionism were key individual characteristics which helped participants in nurturing and sustaining motivation. This study suggests that the specific impact of emotional, motivational, and other psychological skills at different stages of excellence development is relevant; yet, further investigation is needed.
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