Development and Validations of Career Motivation Scale (CMS) based on Self-Determination Theory for University Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 285-317
Author(s):  
Eunkyo Jung ◽  
Doehee Ahn
2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lurdes Neves ◽  
Joaquim Luís Coimbra

Abstrac The self-determination theory proposes a multidimensional concept of motivation and distinguishes how different types of motivation can be promoted or discouraged. For the application of the theory of self-determination to the educational context, this study aimed to adapt and validate the Multidimensional Work Motivation Scale (MWMS) in the educational context. The scale was answered by 419 teachers from 30 schools from the North and Center of Portugal. Factor analysis indicated that the 19-item scale has the same factor structure as that obtained in the original study. In this study, it was possible to identify that the items that constitute the MWMS are good indicators of constructs to be measured in an educational context and the factors are properly individualized. The scale showed five robust dimensions that permit a broad understanding of motivation, similar to the studies of the original scale. The dimension with the best internal consistency is demotivation, while introjected regulation obtained the lowest coefficient.


2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florian H. Müller ◽  
Almut E. Thomas ◽  
Matteo Carmignola ◽  
Ann-Kathrin Dittrich ◽  
Alexander Eckes ◽  
...  

Self-determination theory assumes that the basic psychological needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness are associated with motivational regulation. As these basic psychological needs may have been affected by the shift to distance learning, students’ motivational regulation and vitality may have suffered as well. The purpose of this study was to examine the motivational regulation, satisfaction, or frustration of the basic psychological needs and vitality of university students before and after the transition to forced distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic: Two student samples from Austria and Germany were studied: One was surveyed before the conversion to distance learning (N=1,139) and the other at the beginning of forced distance learning (N=1,835). The instruments used were the Scales for the Measurement of Motivational Regulation for Learning in University Students (SMR-L), the German version of the Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction and Frustration Scale, a scale developed by the authors to differentiate the assessment of social relatedness, and the German version of the Subjective Vitality Scale. The results show that the satisfaction of basic psychological needs was significantly lower and the frustration thereof substantially higher during the distance learning period than before the pandemic. Intrinsic motivation and identified regulation were significantly lower during the forced distance learning period, and more controlled forms of motivation were higher than before the pandemic. Structural equation models showed that 42% of the students’ vitality can be explained by motivational regulation and the satisfaction and frustration of their basic needs. Motivational regulation styles functioned (differentiated according to the degree of autonomy) as mediating variables between basic needs and vitality. In terms of theoretical implications, the distinction between approach and avoidance components of introjected regulation was shown to be adequate and necessary, as they explain the outcome vitality differently. The support and avoidance of frustration of basic psychological needs should be considered in distance learning to promote the quality of motivation and students’ vitality.


Author(s):  
Johanna Havia

As a part of this research, a survey and four student interviews were done on the motivation of chemistry students of University of Oulu. The aim was to find out the formation of motivation, and seek factors that affect the students’ motivation to study chemistry. The survey measured the inner motivation, outer motivation and lack of motivation based on self-determination theory. The most common aspect of motivation among the students was the inner motivation to learn more about chemistry. Among the common aspects were also the aspects of outer motivation: outside regulation and benefit. By interviewing four of the students, a deeper understanding of the factors behind motivation was sought. Among the positive factors were the parallel lectures and laboratory practices, and including recent research results into teaching. The significance of laboratory practice was the most evident factor. Among the factors reducing motivation were problems with group formation, unclear issues and lectures where everything was readily given. By paying attention to group formation, motivation to study could be increased relatively easily.


Author(s):  
Παναγιώτης Τσουμάνης ◽  
Χρυσάνθη Γεωργαντά

Εισαγωγή Η θεωρία του Αυτο-Καθορισμού [Self-Determination Theory, (SDT)] (Deci & Ryan, 1985a,2000) προτείνει μία πολυδιάστατη ανάλυση των εργασιακών κινήτρων συνδυάζοντας τόσο εσωτερικούς όσο και εξωτερικούς μηχανισμούς ρύθμισης της συμπεριφοράς. Σκοπός της παρούσας έρευνας ήταν η διερεύνηση των εργασιακών κινήτρων των μαθητών της Γ΄ Λυκείου στην Ελλάδα, καθώς βρίσκονται κοντά στη μετάβαση από το σχολείο στην εργασία. Η ανάλυση έγινε με βάση την SDT μέσω της προσαρμογής στον υπό μελέτη πληθυσμό της κλίμακας Multidimensional Work Motivation Scale-MWMS (Gagné, Forest, Vansteenkiste, Crevier-Braud και Van den Broeck, 2014). Μέθοδος Τα δεδομένα αντλήθηκαν από ένα δείγμα μαθητών ηλικίας 17-18 ετών από ΓΕΛ της Αθήνας (Ν=203, Μ.Ο.=17,58 Τ.Α.=0.50). Μελετήθηκαν οι ψυχομετρικές ιδιότητες της κλίμακας και συγκεκριμένα η παραγοντική δομή και ο βαθμός αξιοπιστίας της. Αποτελέσματα  Πραγματοποιήθηκε επιβεβαιωτική ανάλυση παραγόντων με τους στατιστικούς δείκτες (χ2, GFI, TLI, CFI, RMSEA, SRMR) να μην επιβεβαιώνουν τη δομή της αρχικής κλίμακας των κατασκευαστών αλλά να είναι κοντά στα όρια των επιθυμητών επιπέδων. Η διερευνητική ανάλυση παραγόντων παρουσίασε επίσης διαφοροποιημένη δομή σε σχέση με την αρχική κλίμακα. Συμπεράσματα Τα αποτελέσματα της έρευνας θέτουν τη βάση για περαιτέρω μελέτη των εργασιακών κινήτρων των μαθητών της Γ΄ Λυκείου. Επίσης, εγείρουν ένα σημαντικό ζήτημα αναφορικά με το αν οι Έλληνες μαθητές αυτής της βαθμίδας δίνουν έμφαση σε εξωτερικά κίνητρα υλικών ανταμοιβών για τη μελλοντική τους εργασία μέσα σε ένα πλαίσιο κοινωνικοοικονομικής αβεβαιότητας και πολυπλοκότητας όπως αυτό της ελληνικής κοινωνίας. Η παρούσα έρευνα συνιστά την πρώτη προσπάθεια αξιολόγησης των εργασιακών κινήτρων των μαθητών στην Ελλάδα με βάση την SDT.


2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 2448 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nuria Codina ◽  
Isabel Castillo ◽  
José V Pestana ◽  
Isabel Balaguer

Based on the self-determination theory, this study examines the relationship between students’ perceptions of their teachers’ teaching styles, satisfaction of the need for competence, and procrastination behaviours in university students. The sample was composed of 675 university students (442 men, 279 women; 4 did not indicate gender, Mage = 19.81 ± 2.26 years old), who completed the questionnaires assessing the variables of interest. The perception of an autonomy-supportive teaching style was positively associated with the satisfaction of the need for competence, in contrast to the perception of a controlling style. Satisfaction of the need for competence was also negatively related to procrastination behaviours. Likewise, the perception of a controlling teaching style was indirectly and positively associated—through competence need satisfaction—with procrastination; in addition, the perception of an autonomy supportive teaching style was negatively associated with procrastination. The model tested defends the importance of perceiving a high autonomy-supportive teaching style and a low controlling teaching style to avoid procrastination behaviours, with these relationships being mediated by the satisfaction of the student’s need for competence.


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