ABSTRACT
Motivation has been associated with aspects of personality and emotion, as well as issues related to self-appraisal, particularly self-efficacy or personal views about competence. This chapter focuses on inter-relationship between motivation and self-concept, and the associated factors of appraisal and self-efficacy. Self-esteem has also been found to be linked to achievement, and children with learning disabilities have been found to report lower self-esteem than their peers. One further way to conceptualise these inter-related factors is through theories of resilience. There are a range of theories of resilience, but it focuses on risk and adaptation as fundamental components. As with the research evidence considering inter-relationships between the psychological concepts, studies of interventions aimed at improving learning outcomes, as well as considering benefits for psychosocial development, can also present a relatively complex range of findings. The complexity of interactions indicates the need for more research on strategies aimed at combining both a focus on remediating the learning problems and supporting psychosocial development.
