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  • 2017 - APA Distinguished Scientific Award for the Applications of Psychology, American Psychological Association
  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Educational Research Association
  • 2005 - E. L. Thorndike Award, American Psychological Association
  • 1996 - James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award, Association for Psychological Science
  • 1982 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Jacquelynne S. Eccles is affiliated with the University of California, Irvine in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of psychology and social sciences, with a focus on education, experimental and cognitive psychology, and social psychology as subfields.

Their work covers multiple main topics, including:

  • Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
  • Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
  • Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation
  • Career Development and Diversity
  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • School Choice and Performance
  • Parental Involvement in Education

Jacquelynne S. Eccles has authored numerous publications, appearing frequently in venues such as:

  • PsycEXTRA Dataset
  • Developmental Psychology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Contemporary Educational Psychology
  • Journal of Educational Psychology

Among their recent papers are:

  • From expectancy-value theory to situated expectancy-value theory: A developmental, social cognitive, and sociocultural perspective on motivation, 2020, Contemporary Educational Psychology
  • Expectancy-value theory to situated expectancy-value theory: Reflections on the legacy of 40+ years of working together, 2023, Motivation Science

They also contributed to the book Developing Identity in Adolescence, published by Bloomsbury Publishing plc and slated for 2025.

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Anna-Lena Dicke
  • Nayssan Safavian
  • Charlott Rubach
  • Sandra D. Simpkins
  • Hye Rin Lee

Throughout their career, the scientist has received several awards, such as:

  • APA Distinguished Scientific Award for the Applications of Psychology, American Psychological Association, 2017
  • Fellow of the American Educational Research Association, 2008
  • E. L. Thorndike Award, American Psychological Association, 2005
  • James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award, Association for Psychological Science, 1996
  • Fellow of the American Psychological Association, 1982

Best Publications

  • Motivational beliefs, values, and goals.

    Jacquelynne S. Eccles;Allan Wigfield

  • Expectancy-Value Theory of Achievement Motivation.

    Allan Wigfield;Jacquelynne S. Eccles

  • Expectancies, values and academic behaviors

    J. Eccles

  • Development during adolescence: The impact of stage-environment fit on young adolescents' experiences in schools and in families.

    Jacquelynne S. Eccles;Carol Midgley;Allan Wigfield;Christy Miller Buchanan

  • The development of achievement task values: A theoretical analysis

    Allan Wigfield;Jacquelynne S Eccles

  • Motivation to succeed.

    Jacquelynne S. Eccles;Allan Wigfield;Ulrich Schiefele

  • Student Council, Volunteering, Basketball, or Marching Band: What Kind of Extracurricular Involvement Matters?

    Jacquelynne S. Eccles;Bonnie L. Barber

  • Changes in Children’s Self-Competence and Values: Gender and Domain Differences across Grades One through Twelve

    Janis E. Jacobs;Stephanie Lanza;D. Wayne Osgood;Jacquelynne S. Eccles

  • Age and Gender Differences in Children's Self‐ and Task Perceptions during Elementary School

    Jacquelynne Eccles;Allan Wigfield;Rena D. Harold;Phyllis Blumenfeld

  • In the Mind of the Actor: The Structure of Adolescents' Achievement Task Values and Expectancy-Related Beliefs

    Jacquelynne S. Eccles;Allan Wigfield

  • Extracurricular Activities and Adolescent Development

    Jacquelynne S. Eccles;Bonnie L. Barber;Margaret Stone;James Hunt

  • Community Programs to Promote Youth Development

    Jacquelynne Eccles;Jennifer Appleton Gootman

  • Understanding Women's Educational And Occupational Choices: Applying the Eccles et al. Model of Achievement-Related Choices

    Jacquelynne S. Eccles

  • Predictors of math anxiety and its influence on young adolescents' course enrollment intentions and performance in mathematics

    Judith L. Meece;Allan Wigfield;Jacquelynne S. Eccles

  • Development of achievement motivation.

    Allan Wigfield;Jacquelynne S. Eccles

  • Gender Roles and Women's Achievement-Related Decisions:

    Jacquelynne S. Eccles

  • From expectancy-value theory to situated expectancy-value theory: A developmental, social cognitive, and sociocultural perspective on motivation

    Jacquelynne S. Eccles;Jacquelynne S. Eccles;Allan Wigfield

  • Schools as Developmental Contexts During Adolescence

    Jacquelynne S. Eccles;Robert W. Roeser

  • Transitions during early adolescence: Changes in children's domain-specific self-perceptions and general self-esteem across the transition to junior high school.

    Allan Wigfield;Jacquelynne S. Eccles;Douglas Mac Iver;David A. Reuman

  • Subjective Task Value and the Eccles et al. Model of Achievement-Related Choices.

    Jacquelynne S. Eccles

  • Change in Children's Competence Beliefs and Subjective Task Values across the Elementary School Years: A 3-Year Study.

    Allan Wigfield;Jacquelynne S. Eccles;Kwang Suk Yoon;Rena D. Harold

  • Change in Teacher Efficacy and Student Self- and Task-Related Beliefs in Mathematics During the Transition to Junior High School

    Carol Midgley;Harriet Feldlaufer;Jacquelynne S. Eccles

Frequent Co-Authors

Allan Wigfield
Allan Wigfield University of Maryland, College Park
Bonnie L. Barber
Bonnie L. Barber Griffith University
Robert W. Roeser
Robert W. Roeser Pennsylvania State University
Jennifer A. Fredricks
Jennifer A. Fredricks Connecticut College
Sandra D. Simpkins
Sandra D. Simpkins University of California, Irvine
Arnold J. Sameroff
Arnold J. Sameroff University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Ming-Te Wang
Ming-Te Wang University of Pittsburgh
Janis E. Jacobs
Janis E. Jacobs Pennsylvania State University
Carol Midgley
Carol Midgley University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Lee Jussim
Lee Jussim Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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