Dimensions

Indexes

Unimportant

Less important (%)

Doesn’t matter (%)

Moderate important (%)

Quite important (%)

Motivations for avoiding failure

Relieve the employment pressure

13.6

9.7

23.2

21

32.4

Under family pressures

33.5

17.2

23.5

11.7

14

Make up for the failure of the college entrance examination

15.9

8.2

22.2

22.3

31.1

Motivations for achieving success

Improve the academic levels for a good job

3.5

7.4

11.8

25.7

51.3

Satisfy the interests in further academic learning

9.1

9.3

24.7

26.7

29.9

Motivations for

conformity

My choice follows other students from college to university

42.5

16.9

18.6

11

10.9