Evidence Against the Continuum Structure Underlying Motivation Measures Derived From Self-Determination Theory

被引:182
作者
Chemolli, Emanuela [1 ]
Gagne, Marylene [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Western Australia, Sch Psychol, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
关键词
self-determination theory; motivation; Rasch analysis; quasi-simplex; relative autonomy index; INTRINSIC MOTIVATION; EXTRINSIC MOTIVATION; SCALE; RASCH; WORK; INTERNALIZATION; SATISFACTION; CONCORDANCE; VALIDATION; MODELS;
D O I
10.1037/a0036212
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
Self-determination theory (SDT) proposes a multidimensional conceptualization of motivation in which the different regulations are said to fall along a continuum of self-determination. The continuum has been used as a basis for using a relative autonomy index as a means to create motivational scores. Rasch analysis was used to verify the continuum structure of the Multidimensional Work Motivation Scale and of the Academic Motivation Scale. We discuss the concept of continuum against SDT's conceptualization of motivation and argue against the use of the relative autonomy index on the grounds that evidence for a continuum structure underlying the regulations is weak and because the index is statistically problematic. We suggest exploiting the full richness of SDT's multidimensional conceptualization of motivation through the use of alternative scoring methods when investigating motivational dynamics across life domains.
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页码:575 / 585
页数:11
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