The major focus of this study was to investigate the Adversity Quotient and Achievement Motivation of selected third year and fourth year psychology students of De La Salle Lipa AY 2012-2013.
Ninety (90) psychology students were included in this study through purposive sampling technique. The major instrument used in the assessment of the adversity quotient® of the respondents was the AQ Profile® and for achievement motivation was the Achievement Motivation Profile. The profile variables of the respondents were also investigated to find out if their adversity quotient® and achievement motivation would be influenced by such factors.
SPSS computer software was utilized in the calculation of the research data, the result found out that there was no significant relationship between the adversity quotient® and the profile of the respondents. However, the researchers found that there is a significant relationship in the ownership dimension of adversity quotient® of the respondents when grouped according to year level. There was no significant relationship between the achievement motivation and the profile of the respondents. Lastly, the results of the Pearson product moment correlation (Pearson r) showed there is a significant relationship between the overall adversity quotient® and each of the domains under achievement motivation of the respondents in this study.
The present study concludes that the adversity quotient® and achievement motivation has a relationship. However, not all the dimensions of adversity quotient® were found to influence the achievement motivation of the respondents in this study.