Table 2_Meaning and motivation: how purpose, learning strategies, and self-control relate

A 2026 study by Yu Zhang on figshare presents survey data from 260 undergraduates at a U.S. public university. The dataset likely contains measures of meaning in life, motivated learning strategies, delay of gratification, and perceived academic performance. It supports the Meaning-Strategy-Control Model, linking motivational resources to academic functioning.

Use Cases

• Analyzing correlations between presence of meaning and academic performance based on survey measures.
• Modeling the mediating role of motivated learning strategies between self-control and performance as described in the study.
• Investigating the relationship between search for meaning and learning outcomes based on the reported weaker associations.

Strengths

• Dataset is openly licensed under CC-BY-4.0.
• Study design includes 260 undergraduate participants.
• Analysis includes correlational, ordinal regression, and path analysis methods as described.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to a single U.S. public university.

Provenance

Source

Yu Zhang via figshare.

Collection Method

Survey measures completed by undergraduate students.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 05:41:23; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United States (a single public university).