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Gender differences in adolescents' academic motivation and classroom behaviour [PDF]
© 2013 Taylor & Francis. The present study investigated gender differences in adolescents’ academic motivation and classroom behaviour and gender differences in the extent to which motivation was associated with, and predicted, classroom behaviour ...
Bugler, Myfanwy+2 more
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Expectancy-Value Theory of Achievement Motivation.
We discuss the expectancy-value theory of motivation, focusing on an expectancy-value model developed and researched by Eccles, Wigfield, and their colleagues.
Allan Wigfield, J. Eccles
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Influence of Motivation on the Efficacy of Natural Family Planning [PDF]
Purpose: Mutual motivation is recognized as essential for effective behavioral methods of family planning. Few studies have studied this factor in family planning efficacy.
Barron, Mary Lee+3 more
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A meta-analysis of 128 studies examined the effects of extrinsic rewards on intrinsic motivation. As predicted, engagement-contingent, completion-contingent, and performance-contingent rewards significantly undermined free-choice intrinsic motivation (d =
E. Deci, R. Koestner, Richard M. Ryan
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Directives, expressives, and motivation [PDF]
When an agent’s motivation is sensitive to how his supervisor thinks about the agent’s competence, the supervisor has to take into account both informational and expressive contents of her message to the agent.
Suzuki, Toru
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Various theories on personal goal striving rely on the assumption that failure raises doubts about the goal. Yet, empirical evidence for an association between objective failure experiences and doubts about personal long-term goals is still missing. In a
Martin Bettschart+4 more
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The role of self-determined motivation in the understanding of exercise-related behaviours, cognitions and physical self-evaluations [PDF]
Grounded in self-determination theory (Deci & Ryan, 1985), the purpose of the present study was to examine whether motivation, self-determined and controlling types of motivation could predict a range of exercise-related behaviours, cognitions and ...
Ntoumanis, Nikos+1 more
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Computational fingerprinting: a new approach to motivation deficit in neuropsychiatric diseases
Motivation can be defined as a function that activates and directs the behavior toward goals. In neuropsychiatric conditions, motivation deficits such as apathy are frequent and interfere with treatment observance and clinical outcome.
Pessiglione, Mathias
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Ugotavljanje povezav med cilji dosezkov, motivacijo in pricakovanji starsev studentov na Kosovu [PDF]
This paper sheds light on the link between achievement goals, motivation, and parental expectations in a sample of 600 students attending higher education institutions in Kosovo.
Grajcevci, Albulene, Shala, Arif
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Background The prevalence of overweight and obesity in children is increasing, alongside increases in rates of children’s anxiety and worry about their weight.
Fiona B. Gillison+5 more
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