scholarly journals A Self-Determination Theory Perspective on Transfer of Leadership Training: The Role of Leader Motivation

2020 ◽  
pp. 154805182096250
Author(s):  
Susanne Tafvelin ◽  
Andreas Stenling

The purpose of the present research was to investigate how leaders’ different types of pretraining motivation may influence transfer of leadership training. Drawing on self-determination theory, we examined the role of autonomous and controlled motivation for short- and long-term transfer in terms of employee-rated improvements of leaders’ need support. Data were collected in conjunction with a leadership training program that was aimed at increasing need support among municipality leaders ( n = 20 leaders and their n = 323 employees), and surveys were sent to leaders and employees before training, posttraining, and 4 months after training. Bayesian multilevel modeling suggests that autonomous (Estimate = 0.17, 95% confidence interval [CI: 0.030, 0.329]) and controlled (Estimate = 0.08, 95% CI [0.013, 0.150]) premotivation among leaders are related to short-term improvements in need support. Although neither type of motivation had a credible long-term effect on transfer 4 months after the training, the 95% credibility interval indicate that the effect of autonomous motivation (Estimate = 0.13, 95% CI [−0.004, 0.269]) most likely is positive. Our study demonstrates the usefulness of using a theory-based multidimensional perspective on predictors of training transfer and on adding a temporal perceptive on their effects. Our study also points toward the importance of not only fostering autonomous motivation at work but recognizing the potential in controlled motivation.

2011 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 527-547 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ken Hodge ◽  
Chris Lonsdale

The purpose of this study was to examine whether the relationships between contextual factors (i.e., autonomy-supportive vs. controlling coaching style) and person factors (i.e., autonomous vs. controlled motivation) outlined in self-determination theory (SDT) were related to prosocial and antisocial behaviors in sport. We also investigated moral disengagement as a mediator of these relationships. Athletes’ (n = 292, M = 19.53 years) responses largely supported our SDT-derived hypotheses. Results indicated that an autonomy-supportive coaching style was associated with prosocial behavior toward teammates; this relationship was mediated by autonomous motivation. Controlled motivation was associated with antisocial behavior toward teammates and antisocial behavior toward opponents, and these two relationships were mediated by moral disengagement. The results provide support for research investigating the effect of autonomy-supportive coaching interventions on athletes’ prosocial and antisocial behavior.


2009 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 253-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valery I. Chirkov

In this article I highlight recent (published after 2000) cross-cultural studies on the role of autonomous academic motivation and autonomy support in students' cognitive and psychological development. The self-determination theory (SDT) thesis of a universal beneficial role of autonomous motivation is supported by numerous empirical results from educational researchers from diverse educational settings around the world. These results are discussed in terms of the importance of recognizing students' basic needs for autonomy in learning environments, and the cultural deterministic models of socio-cultural differences that have obscured that need. Studies within the SDT provide strong psychological evidence to support a more interactive, multidimensional picture of human nature in various sociocultural contexts.


Author(s):  
Martin S. Hagger ◽  
Cleo Protogerou

Self-determination theory has been applied to understand the role of affect in motivation and behavior in health contexts. According to self-determination theory, autonomous forms of motivation, reflecting self-endorsed reasons for acting and the satisfaction of psychological needs, are related to participation and persistence in health behavior. Research examining the role of affect in determining health behavior from the perspective of the theory is relatively sparse. Affect has served as both an outcome and process in applications of the theory to health behavior. Positive affect and psychological well-being have been identified as important outcomes of participating in behaviors for autonomous reasons. Affect is inextricably linked to motivational processes through eudaimonic and hedonic well-being, the passionate pursuit of activities, and the regulation of behavior through active management of aversive emotional responses. The chapter outlines how support for autonomous motivation by significant others may lead to adaptive behavioral engagement and affective responses in health behavior.


2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin S Hagger ◽  
Cleo Protogerou

Self-determination theory has been applied to understand the role of affect in motivation and behavior in health contexts. According to self-determination theory, autonomous forms of motivation, reflecting self-endorsed reasons for acting and the satisfaction of psychological needs, are related to participation and persistence in health behavior. Research examining the role of affect in determining health behavior from the perspective of the theory is relatively sparse. Affect has served as both an outcome and process in applications of the theory to health behavior. Positive affect and psychological well-being have been identified as important outcomes of participating in behaviors for autonomous reasons. Affect is inextricably linked to motivational processes through eudaimonic and hedonic well-being, the passionate pursuit of activities, and the regulation of behavior through active management of aversive emotional responses. The chapter outlines how support for autonomous motivation by significant others may lead to adaptive behavioral engagement and affective responses in health behavior.


2019 ◽  
Vol 200 (3) ◽  
pp. 185-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. C. Liu ◽  
C. K. John Wang ◽  
Johnmarshall Reeve ◽  
Ying Hwa Kee ◽  
Lit Khoon Chian

This study examined the antecedents of teachers’ use of motivational strategies in the classroom using self-determination theory. It was found that teachers’ autonomous causality orientation, perceived job pressure, and perception of student self-determined motivation influenced their need satisfaction. In turn, their need satisfaction had a positive direct impact on autonomous motivation. In addition, teachers’ perception of their students’ self-determined motivation directly predicted teachers’ use of three motivational strategies in the classroom. Finally, their autonomous motivation positively predicted providing instrumental help and support and meaningful rationale, whereas controlled motivation negatively predicted providing instrumental help and support.


2021 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdullah Alamer ◽  
Fahad Almulhim

The relationship between language anxiety and self-determined motivation has been examined from various aspects in the applied linguistics domain. However, the direction of the relationship tend to disagree. Some studies report positive correlation whereas others (and in most cases) show negative correlation. To address this issue, the present study attempted to evaluate in depth the relationship between these two variables. We first qualitatively examined the types of language anxiety students face during learning, and then assessed how motivational variables based on self-determination theory can predict these identified types of anxiety. The results showed that sense of competence and relatedness negatively predicted certain types of anxiety while controlled motivation positively predicted only the general language anxiety. However, perception of autonomy and autonomous motivation did not predict any sub-types of language anxiety while sense of relatedness positively predicted psychological anxiety. The findings are discussed in terms of their theoretical and educational implications for language learning.


Retos ◽  
2016 ◽  
pp. 282-291
Author(s):  
Eliana V. Carraça

Investigações anteriores, desenvolvidas no contexto da educação física (EF), têm vindo a incorporar e testar vários pressupostos da teoria da autodeterminação (TAD). Porém, permanecem ainda várias lacunas nesta área (ex. impacto de um clima de suporte às necessidades psicológicas básicas no envolvimento das pessoas nas tarefas). Assim, este estudo transversal examinou um modelo motivacional baseado nos pressupostos da TAD e explorou a sua invariância entre géneros e ciclos de escolaridade. A amostra foi constituída por 1390 alunos Portugueses (52.5% raparigas; idade média, 15 anos) do 3º ciclo (12-14 anos) e ensino secundário (15-17 anos). Questionários validados internacionalmente foram utilizados para avaliar a perceção de uso de estratégias motivacionais, a satisfação de necessidades, motivações e envolvimento nas aulas de EF. As correlações bivariadas entre as estratégias percecionadas, necessidades básicas, motivações e as dimensões do envolvimento mostraram os padrões de associação esperados. As análises de mediação revelaram que os alunos que percepcionaram maior utilização de estratégias de suporte às necessidades básicas experienciaram níveis mais elevados de satisfação destas necessidades, o que, por sua vez, se associou a motivações mais autónomas e a níveis mais elevados de envolvimento nas aulas de EF. As estratégias percecionadas também se relacionaram positivamente com o envolvimento nas aulas via níveis mais baixos de amotivação para a EF (mas com menor poder explicativo). Na sua generalidade, as análises de invariância suportaram a universalidade da sequência motivacional proposta pela TAD. Este estudo dá suporte aos pressupostos da TAD e corrobora a sua aplicação no contexto da educação física, ampliando a evidência neste campo.Resumen. Las investigaciones basadas en los postulados la teoría de la autodeterminación (TAD) desarrolladas en el contexto de la educación física (EF) se han visto incrementadas. Sin embargo, aún quedan varias lagunas en la literatura (ej., impacto de un ambiente de aprendizaje de apoyo en el compromiso de los estudiantes). Como tal, este estudio transversal examinó un modelo de motivación basado en los principios de la teoría de la autodeterminación, y analizó la invarianza del modelo en función del género y del ciclo de estudios. Los participantes fueron 1390 estudiantes portugueses (52,5% mujeres: edad media = 15 años) del 3º ciclo de estudios (12-14 años) y de la enseñanza secundaria (15-17 años). Se utilizaron cuestionarios validados internacionalmente para evaluar la percepción de estrategias de motivación, las necesidades, motivaciones y el compromiso en las clases de EF. Las correlaciones bivariadas entre la percepción de estrategias de apoyo, la satisfacción de las necesidades, las motivaciones y dimensiones de compromiso confirmaron los patrones de asociación esperados. El análisis de mediación reveló que los estudiantes que perciben el uso de estrategias de apoyo mostraron mayor satisfacción de las necesidades, las cuales, a su vez se asociaron con más motivaciones autónomas y mayores niveles de implicación en las clases. La percepción de apoyo también se relacionó con la implicación en EF a través de los niveles bajos en la amotivación (aunque mostrando menor poder explicativo). Por último, la secuencia de motivación en general se mostró invariante en función del género y el ciclo de estudios. Este estudio apoya los presupuestos de la TAD y apoya su aplicación en el contexto de la educación física, ampliando la evidencia en este campo.Abstract. Prior research conducted in the context of school physical education (PE) has increasingly incorporated and tested several postulations of self-determination theory (SDT). Yet, there still remain several gaps in the SDT-related literature (e.g. impact of a need-supportive social context on one’s engagement in behaviors). As such, the present cross-sectional study examined a model of motivation based on the tenets of self-determination theory, and explored the invariance of the model across gender and education cycle. Participants were 1390 Portuguese students (52.5% female; mean age, 15 years-old) belonging to the 3rd (12-14 years-old) and secondary cycle of studies (15-17 years-old). Internationally validated questionnaires were used to measure need support, need satisfaction, motivation, and engagement in PE. Bivariate correlations between perceived strategies, needs’ satisfaction, motivations and engagement dimensions showed the expected patterns of association. Mediation analysis revealed that students who perceived the use of need-supporting strategies experienced greater levels of need satisfaction, which, in turn predicted autonomous motivation, which, in turn, linked to engagement in PE classes. Perceived strategies also related to PE engagement through reduced levels of amotivation (though showing lower explanatory power). Invariance analysis generally supported the universality of the SDT motivational sequence, across gender and cycle of studies. This study provides support for self-determination theory and corroborates the application of the framework to the context of school PE, extending research in this field.


2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anata Flavia Ionescu ◽  
Dragos Iliescu

In response to calls to uncover the mechanisms whereby leadership influences subordinate outcomes, the present studyproposes and tests a path from leader-member exchange (LMX) to subordinate organizational citizenship behaviors(OCBs) through work motivation as conceptualized by self-determination theory (SDT). We conducted a survey studyon a Romanian sample of 338 subordinates nested under 59 leaders from a large variety of organizational contexts. Ourfindings at the within-group level offer limited support for the incremental validity of autonomous motivation andamotivation, but suggest controlled motivation—and, through it, LMX—has a negative incremental contribution to bothOCB targeted at co-workers and OCB targeted at the organization. None of the paths was supported at group level.Results thus suggest that leaders should be wary of the consequences of high LMX—despite its established overallpositive influence on OCB, LMX may also undermine OCB to the extent to which it enhances controlled motivation.


2012 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 216-230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cindy Rutten ◽  
Filip Boen ◽  
Jan Seghers

Based on the self-determination theory, this study investigated the mediating role of the satisfaction of the three psychological needs (need for competence, relatedness and autonomy) in the relation between need support from the physical education (PE) teacher and autonomous motivation to engage in PE and between the physical school environment and autonomous motivation to engage in PE. Data were collected from 2418 6th grade children. Analyses were performed using bootstrapping. The results showed that perceptions of competence and autonomy mediated the relation between need support from the PE teacher and autonomous motivation. Moreover, the perception of autonomy also mediated the relation between the physical school environment and autonomous motivation. These findings suggest that not only the PE teacher but also the physical school environment is able to promote autonomous motivation by satisfying the need for autonomy.


2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adnan Fateh ◽  
Norizah Mustamil ◽  
Fakhar Shahzad

AbstractPersonality dispositions and their role in inducing employee creative behavior are well documented in the literature. However, much is unexplored about the collective and relative contribution of personality orientations and environmental factors in explaining creative behavior. This study used a framework based on self-determination theory (SDT) to measure the combined and relative contribution of personal mastery orientation and authentic leadership in predicting employee creative behavior as mediated by autonomous motivation. A self-reported survey was conducted among software developers working in software houses. The results of the study show that both personal mastery and authentic leadership are significant predictors of employee creative behavior. In addition, autonomous motivation significantly mediates the relationship between personal mastery, authentic leadership, and creative behavior. The findings of the study lend support to the combined effect of personality orientation and environmental factors in predicting employee creative behavior and test the SDT framework’s efficacy in predicting creative behavior.


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