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    Testing a continuum structure of self-determined motivation: A meta-analysis

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    Authors
    Howard, J.
    Gagné, Marylène
    Bureau, J.
    Date
    2017
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Citation
    Howard, J. and Gagné, M. and Bureau, J. 2017. Testing a continuum structure of self-determined motivation: A meta-analysis. Psychological Bulletin. 143 (12): pp. 1346-1377.
    Source Title
    Psychological Bulletin
    DOI
    10.1037/bul0000125
    ISSN
    0033-2909
    School
    Future of Work Institute
    Remarks

    Copyright © American Psychological Association, 2017. This paper is not the copy of record and may not exactly replicate the authoritative document published in the APA journal. Please do not copy or cite without author's permission. The final article is available, upon publication, at: 10.1037/bul0000125

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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/69700
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Self-determination theory proposes a multidimensional representation of motivation comprised of several factors said to fall along a continuum of relative autonomy. The current meta-analysis examined the relationships between these motivation factors in order to demonstrate how reliably they conformed to a predictable continuum-like pattern. Based on data from 486 samples representing over 205,000 participants who completed 1 of 13 validated motivation scales, the results largely supported a continuum-like structure of motivation and indicate that self-determination is central in explaining human motivation. Further examination of heterogeneity indicated that while regulations were predictably ordered across domains and scales, the exact distance between subscales varied across samples in a way that was not explainable by a set of moderators. Results did not support the inclusion of integrated regulation or the 3 subscales of intrinsic motivation (i.e., intrinsic motivation to know, to experience stimulation, and to achieve) due to excessively high interfactor correlations and overlapping confidence intervals. Recommendations for scale refinements and the scoring of motivation are provided.

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