Joint Growth Trajectories of Ideal L۲ Writing Self, Enjoyment, and Anxiety as Predictors of L۲ Writing Achievement: Linear vs. Curvilinear Growth Curve Modeling

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Abstract:

This study investigated the co-development of the ideal L۲ writing self, writing enjoyment, and writing anxiety over time, as well as their predictive role in L۲ writing achievement, using latent growth curve modeling (LGCM). A total of ۱۴۵ EFL students in an IELTS writing course completed scales for these constructs across four one-month intervals. Polynomial LGCMs were applied to compare linear, piecewise, and quadratic growth models. Results revealed linear growth with increasing trends from T۱ to T۴ for the ideal L۲ writing self and writing enjoyment, while writing anxiety followed a piecewise trajectory, with an initial decline (T۱–T۲) followed by stabilization (T۲–T۴). Significant covariances among the three constructs indicated their interconnected development over time. Initial levels of these factors were not predictive of L۲ writing achievement, but their growth trajectories significantly predicted outcomes. These findings highlight the dynamic interplay of emotional and motivational factors in L۲ writing development and underscore the importance of longitudinal research in capturing their evolving influence on L۲ writing achievement.

Keywords:

L۲ writing ideal self , L۲ writing enjoyment , L۲ writing anxiety , L۲ writing achievement , latent growth curve modeling

Authors

Mariusz Kruk

English Department, University of Zielona Góra, Poland

Mirosław Pawlak

Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland

Majid Elahi Shirvan

Foreign Languages Department, University of Bojnord, Iran

Tahereh Taherian

Yazd University, Iran