Teacher structure as a predictor of students’ perceived competence and autonomous motivation: The moderating role of differentiated instruction

This study applied self-determination theory (SDT) to investigate the relationships between work motivation and work behaviour of Chinese employees and the moderating role of financial stress. Data were obtained from 245 employees of five organisations in China using a convenience sampling technique. The results indicated that autonomous motivation positively predicted work performance and innovative work behaviour, while controlled motivation had a positive effect only on work performance of employees. In addition, financial stress moderated the relationships between autonomous motivation and work performance and innovative work behaviour of employees. Specifically, the beneficial effect of autonomous motivation on work performance and innovative work behaviour disappeared when financial stress was high. The findings of the present study supported cultural similarities in the positive role of autonomous motivation and showed cultural differences in the role of controlled motivation. The implications of this study are also discussed.

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Achievement goals and self-talk in physical education: The moderating role of perceived competence

Motivation and Emotion ◽

10.1007/s11031-013-9378-x ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 38 (2) ◽

pp. 235-251 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Nikos Zourbanos ◽

Athanasios Papaioannou ◽

Evaggelia Argyropoulou ◽

Antonis Hatzigeorgiadis

Keyword(s):

Physical Education ◽

Achievement Goals ◽

Perceived Competence ◽

Self Talk ◽

Moderating Role

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Individualism Increases the Influence of Perceived Competence of Older Adults on Attitudes Toward Them

Innovation in Aging ◽

10.1093/geroni/igaa057.1043 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. 325-325

Author(s):

Amber Xuqian Chen ◽

Helene Fung

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Cultural Values ◽

Perceived Competence ◽

Cultural Comparison ◽

Negative Attitudes ◽

Cross Cultural Comparison ◽

Collectivistic Cultures ◽

Using Data ◽

Moderating Role

Abstract Negative views of ageing can lower respect for older adults.Yet, negative views of ageing vary across cultures. Asian collectivistic cultures are assumed to respect older adults more than Western individualistic cultures do. However, recent empirical findings on this cross-cultural comparison have suggested that negative attitudes toward older people are also prevalent, or even more evident in collectivistic cultures than individualistic cultures. Using data from the sixth wave of the World Values Survey, a dataset consisting of 75,650 individuals from 56 societies, we employed Linear Mixed Modeling to test the association between perceived competence of older adults and respect towards them. We also explored and the moderating role of culture on this association. In the present study, perceived competence of older adults was indexed as a proportional score representing the relative perception of competence (i.e. relative competence perception = competence / (competence + friendliness). Results showed that individuals tended to respect older adults who were more competent or friendly. Furthermore, individuals who were more individualistic respected older adults more when older adults were perceived to be more competent relative to friendly. This pattern was reversed in individuals who were less individualistic. These findings suggest that whether people who differ on personal individualistic values respect older adults depends on whether older adults are perceived to be competent versus friendly. Findings from this study highlight the importance of changing cultural values on ageism attitudes, especially the potential effects of rising individualism on negative attitudes of ageing in Asia.

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Autonomous Motivation and Chinese Adolescents’ Creative Thinking: The Moderating Role of Parental Involvement

Creativity Research Journal ◽

10.1080/10400419.2013.843401 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 25 (4) ◽

pp. 446-456 ◽

Cited By ~ 29

Author(s):

Guirong Liu ◽

Shun Zhang ◽

Jinghuan Zhang ◽

Christine Lee ◽

Yan Wang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Parental Involvement ◽

Creative Thinking ◽

Autonomous Motivation ◽

Chinese Adolescents ◽

Moderating Role

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Who’s pulling the strings?

European Journal of Marketing ◽

10.1108/ejm-10-2017-0777 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 53 (9) ◽

pp. 1808-1832 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Welf H. Weiger ◽

Hauke A. Wetzel ◽

Maik Hammerschmidt

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

User Behavior ◽

Autonomous Motivation ◽

User Engagement ◽

Content Type ◽

Brand Communities ◽

Controlled Motivation ◽

The Impact ◽

Moderating Role

Purpose Firms increasingly rely on content marketing to trigger user engagement in social media brand communities. The purpose of this paper is to examine how three generic types of marketer-generated content (affiliative, injunctive and utilitarian content) drive user engagement by considering distinct motivational paths and the role of users’ preference for intimate (vs broad) social networks. Design/methodology/approach The authors conduct a field survey and a scenario experiment among social media users across different brands from three different product categories. They examine the impact of marketer-generated content on user engagement while considering the moderating role of network intimacy (i.e. the mutual confiding within a user’s social network in terms of small social circles) and the mediating role of user motivations (i.e. autonomous vs controlled motivation for community membership). Findings The findings show that affiliative content (i.e. content that highlights shared values) drives user engagement through autonomous motivation, and utilitarian content (i.e. content that highlights tangible benefits) drives user engagement through controlled motivation. Notably, injunctive content (i.e. content that demands specific user behavior) is not a promising instrument to increase user engagement in social media brand communities when not targeted correctly. Research limitations/implications The authors link three generic content types derived from literature on communal systems to user engagement, demonstrate the motivational underpinnings of their translation into engagement behavior and show that network intimacy can explain why the same content type can impact user engagement through two motivational paths. Practical implications The authors present three types of content that marketers can craft to trigger users to engage with a brand’s social media community and show when this content is most effective and why. By examining the moderating role of network intimacy, this research aims at providing targeting implications to social media marketers. Originality/value This research provides new insights on the effectiveness of marketer-generated content. The authors reveal two motivational paths that compete in explaining the overall effectiveness of different types of marketer-generated content to fuel user engagement. The authors further demonstrate that these relationships depend on the intimacy of a user’s circle of online friends.

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