Corwin Senko

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Corwin Senko is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, Corwin Senko has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Social Psychology, 17 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 4 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in Corwin Senko's work include Education, Achievement, and Giftedness (15 papers), Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation (12 papers) and Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports (11 papers). Corwin Senko is often cited by papers focused on Education, Achievement, and Giftedness (15 papers), Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation (12 papers) and Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports (11 papers). Corwin Senko collaborates with scholars based in United States, Singapore and Switzerland. Corwin Senko's co-authors include Judith M. Harackiewicz, Chris S. Hulleman, Alexandra M. Freund, Gregory Arief D. Liem, Amanda M. Durik, David P. Valentiner, Chanut Poondej, Thanita Lerdpornkulrat and Melvin Chan and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Educational Psychology, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin and Journal of Experimental Social Psychology.

In The Last Decade

Corwin Senko

21 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Achievement Goal Theory at the Crossroads: Old Controversies, Current Challenges, and New Directions

2011 629 citations Corwin Senko, Chris S. Hulleman et al. Educational Psychologist profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Corwin Senko United States	15	1.2k	1.1k	604	392	160	21	1.7k
Shun Lau Singapore	16	811 0.7×	893 0.8×	1.0k 1.7×	413 1.1×	181 1.1×	22	2.0k
Hanna Gaspard Germany	20	1.2k 1.0×	952 0.9×	933 1.5×	342 0.9×	271 1.7×	44	1.9k
Barbara Flunger Germany	16	666 0.6×	639 0.6×	689 1.1×	257 0.7×	175 1.1×	35	1.4k
Marko Lüftenegger Austria	23	664 0.6×	810 0.7×	883 1.5×	300 0.8×	158 1.0×	66	1.8k
Akane Zusho United States	14	591 0.5×	605 0.6×	871 1.4×	454 1.2×	160 1.0×	33	1.5k
Jonathan C. Hilpert United States	14	334 0.3×	566 0.5×	389 0.6×	314 0.8×	165 1.0×	41	1.3k
Katherine Muenks United States	20	775 0.6×	957 0.9×	769 1.3×	261 0.7×	295 1.8×	41	1.8k
Héfer Bembenutty United States	20	461 0.4×	519 0.5×	794 1.3×	568 1.4×	63 0.4×	76	1.5k
Albert Ziegler Germany	23	727 0.6×	552 0.5×	746 1.2×	451 1.2×	140 0.9×	88	1.5k
Einar M. Skaalvik Norway	6	731 0.6×	770 0.7×	550 0.9×	194 0.5×	146 0.9×	9	1.3k

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Liem, Gregory Arief D., Melvin Chan, Corwin Senko, Thanita Lerdpornkulrat, & Chanut Poondej. (2025). Do reasons behind striving to do better than others differ in degree, kind, or both? A person-centred analysis of performance-approach goal complexes. Motivation and Emotion. 1 indexed citations

Senko, Corwin, et al.. (2025). Whom are you trying to impress? Pursuing performance goals for parents, teachers, or classmates.. Journal of Educational Psychology. 117(4). 663–678. 1 indexed citations

Senko, Corwin, Gregory Arief D. Liem, Thanita Lerdpornkulrat, & Chanut Poondej. (2023). Why do students strive to outperform classmates? Unpacking their reasons for pursuing performance goals. Contemporary Educational Psychology. 73. 102178–102178. 7 indexed citations

Liem, Gregory Arief D. & Corwin Senko. (2022). Goal Complexes: a New Approach to Studying the Coordination, Consequences, and Social Contexts of Pursuing Multiple Goals. Educational Psychology Review. 34(4). 2167–2195. 33 indexed citations

Senko, Corwin, et al.. (2021). Does triggering learners’ interest make them overconfident?. Journal of Educational Psychology. 114(3). 482–497. 12 indexed citations

Senko, Corwin. (2019). When do mastery and performance goals facilitate academic achievement?. Contemporary Educational Psychology. 59. 101795–101795. 52 indexed citations

Senko, Corwin, et al.. (2016). Comparing three models of achievement goals: Goal orientations, goal standards, and goal complexes.. Journal of Educational Psychology. 108(8). 1178–1192. 94 indexed citations

Senko, Corwin. (2016). Achievement Goal Theory. 5 indexed citations

Senko, Corwin, et al.. (2016). Performance-approach goal effects depend on how they are defined: Meta-analytic evidence from multiple educational outcomes.. Journal of Educational Psychology. 109(4). 574–598. 144 indexed citations

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Senko, Corwin & Alexandra M. Freund. (2015). Are mastery-avoidance achievement goals always detrimental? An adult development perspective. Motivation and Emotion. 39(4). 477–488. 48 indexed citations

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Senko, Corwin & Chris S. Hulleman. (2013). The role of goal attainment expectancies in achievement goal pursuit.. Journal of Educational Psychology. 105(2). 504–521. 43 indexed citations

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Senko, Corwin, et al.. (2012). Achievement goals, study strategies, and achievement: A test of the “learning agenda” framework. Learning and Individual Differences. 24. 1–10. 56 indexed citations

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Senko, Corwin, et al.. (2011). How students’ achievement goals shape their beliefs about effective teaching: A ‘build‐a‐professor’ study. British Journal of Educational Psychology. 82(3). 420–435. 22 indexed citations

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Senko, Corwin, Chris S. Hulleman, & Judith M. Harackiewicz. (2011). Achievement Goal Theory at the Crossroads: Old Controversies, Current Challenges, and New Directions. Educational Psychologist. 46(1). 26–47. 629 indexed citations breakdown →

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Senko, Corwin, et al.. (2010). An Evolutionary Perspective on Effective vs. Ineffective Pick-up Lines. The Journal of Social Psychology. 150(6). 648–667. 12 indexed citations

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Senko, Corwin, et al.. (2008). Pursuing their own learning agenda: How mastery-oriented students jeopardize their class performance. Contemporary Educational Psychology. 33(4). 561–583. 176 indexed citations

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Senko, Corwin, Amanda M. Durik, & Judith M. Harackiewicz. (2008). Historical perspectives and new directions in achievement goal theory: Understanding the effects of mastery and performance-approach goals.. 30 indexed citations

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Senko, Corwin & Judith M. Harackiewicz. (2005). Regulation of Achievement Goals: The Role of Competence Feedback.. Journal of Educational Psychology. 97(3). 320–336. 191 indexed citations

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Senko, Corwin & Judith M. Harackiewicz. (2005). Achievement Goals, Task Performance, and Interest: Why Perceived Goal Difficulty Matters. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 31(12). 1739–1753. 96 indexed citations

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Senko, Corwin & Judith M. Harackiewicz. (2002). Performance goals: The moderating roles of context and achievement orientation. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. 38(6). 603–610. 55 indexed citations

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