Can community-based governance strengthen citizenship in support of climate change adaptation? Testing insights from Self-Determination Theory

Abstract Self-determination theory (SDT) may offer insight into the motives behind sport participation by individuals with Down syndrome (DS). The Pictorial Motivation Scale (PMS), developed by Poulin (1992), evaluated the motivation of junior athletes with (n = 15) and without DS (n = 15) participating in inclusive community-based swimming. In line with SDT, cluster analyses showed that intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation, and amotivation were all present in athletes with and without disabilities. Swimmers with DS scored significantly higher in intrinsic motivation than non–self-determined extrinsic motivation (−0.45, p < 0.001) and amotivation (−1.28, p < 0.001), suggesting involvement in community-based inclusive sport may promote enhanced psychological functioning in this sample. Further research may be warranted into the motivation of athletes with DS across longer periods of time.

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Community-Based Mapping Methodology for Climate Change Adaptation: A Case Study of Quarry Road West Informal Settlement, Durban, South Africa

The Geography of Climate Change Adaptation in Urban Africa ◽

10.1007/978-3-030-04873-0_3 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 57-88 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Bahle Mazeka ◽

Catherine Sutherland ◽

Sibongile Buthelezi ◽

Duduzile Khumalo

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

South Africa ◽

Climate Change Adaptation ◽

Informal Settlement ◽

Community Based

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Motivations and Barriers for Participation in a Hybrid Wireless Community

International Journal of Technology Diffusion ◽

10.4018/ijtd.2014070102 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 5 (3) ◽

pp. 22-38 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Giovanni Camponovo ◽

Anna Picco-Schwendener ◽

Lorenzo Cantoni

Keyword(s):

Theoretical Model ◽

Critical Mass ◽

Self Determination Theory ◽

Mobile Internet ◽

The Other ◽

Self Determination ◽

Community Members ◽

Community Based ◽

3G Networks ◽

Community Values

Wireless communities may be an intriguing alternative to 3G networks for offering mobile Internet, but their success depends on their ability to reach a critical mass of active members. The main issue is to understand what motivates and hinders people to join and participate in these communities to design suitable incentives to attract people and promote an active and enduring participation. This paper studies the factors that influence participation in FON, the largest wireless community, based on a theoretical model based combining research on technology adoption, self determination theory and prosocial behavior. The model is then empirically tested employing a mixed methodology drawing on 30 interviews and a survey of 268 members. Two types of participations are found to be driven by different motivations: participation by sharing, mainly driven by idealistic motivation linked to community values and reciprocity, and social participation is driven by social and technical motives like interacting and learning with other community members. On the other hand, utilitarian motivations do not have a significant effect on participation, even though they are deemed important for attracting members.

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