week 4 Flashcards
Motivation
can be physiological or personal, social or have secondary sources `
Locus of control
motivational processes and the perceived control people have over conditions in their lives
External locus of control
Internal locus of control
Intrinsic vs Extrinsic motivation
Intrinsic motivation= motivation as a result of enjoying or being interested in the behaviour
Extrinsic motivation= motivation to engage of external sources
Maslow’s Hierarcy of needs
physiological-> safety-> Love-> esteem-> self actualisation
Supporting evidence
Tay & Deiner (2011) Needs and Subjective Well-being Around the World
Conducted a study that included 123 countries in a survey completed between 2005-2010
Examined needs reflecting theories of motivation including Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs.
60,865 participants were included
Approximately 494 participants for each country.
Key findings in relation to Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Support for the idea that people achieve basic and safety needs before other needs.
However, a person can achieve psychological needs regardless of meeting basic or safety needs!
Cultural context is important – societal effects!
The basic needs of others in society are important to an individuals own wellbeing
Negative feelings associated with not meeting basic needs, respect or autonomy (control over one’s life and decisions).
Self-determination theory
Behaviour is driven by a persons need for growth and improvement
Autonomous motivation is important
Basic needs- competence, relatedness and autonomy-> self-determination-> motivation
Motivation Questionnaire
has 18 scales 144 items covering four separate factor relating to motivation drivers: energy dynamism, synergy, intrinsic motivation and extrinsic motivation
Multi-dimensional work motivation scale
Amotivation: absence or lack of motivation
External regulation= non-internalised extrinsic motivation relating to social or material rewards
Introjected regulation: internal processes regulating behaviour
Identified regulation: aligning with the values associated with a behaviour and engaging in it voluntarily
Intrinsic motivation: doing an activity because you find it enjoyable
(MWMS; Gange et al. 2015)
Use of the MWMS
Help engagement of diverse employees.
Relevant to organisational research using SDT as a framework.
Could be applied to understand the individual motivation within a team (Gange et al. 2024).
Gange et al. (2015) tested the measure across seven languages and nine different countries (sample of 3435 workers):
Considered to be a valid measure across cultures and languages
Based on assessment of factorial validity (form of construct validity).
Criterion validity was improved compared to previous SDT based work motivation scales (Gange et al. 2010).
