From Environmental Factors to Outcomes: A Test of an Integrated Motivational Sequence |
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Authors: | Frederick M. E. Grouzet Robert J. Vallerand Edgar E. Thill Pierre J. Provencher |
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Affiliation: | (1) Laboratoire de Recherche sur le Comportement Social, Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada;(2) Laboratoire de Psychologie Sociale de la Cognition, Université Blaise Pascal, Clermont-Ferrand II;(3) School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, P.O. Box 450, Station A, Canada, K1N 6N5;(4) Laboratoire de recherche sur le comportement social, Département de psychologie, Université du Québec à Montréal, C.P. 8888, succursale Centre-Ville, Montréal, Québec, Canada, H3C 3P8 |
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Abstract: | Research based on self-determination theory (SDT; E. L. Deci & R. M. Ryan, 1985, 2000) has shown that motivation is influenced by the social environment and also leads to outcomes. Based on such research, R. J. Vallerand (1997) has posited the existence at different levels of generality of an integrated motivational sequence where environmental factors (e.g., success/failure) influence perceptions of competence, autonomy, and relatedness (psychological mediators), which in turn determine to what extent one exhibits self-determined motivation. Motivation then leads to outcomes. The present study tested the validity of this integrated sequence at the situational level using an experimental design. Participants (N = 359) were randomly assigned to conditions of success or failure on a leisure task and elements of the integrated sequence were assessed. Structural equation modeling analyses provided support for the postulated motivational sequence. Results are discussed in light of SDT.This research was supported by grants and fellowships from the Fonds pour la formation de chercheurs et laide à la recherche (FCAR) and the Social Sciences Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) to Robert J. Vallerand. We would like to thank Sandrine Passelaigue for her help in collecting the data. |
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Keywords: | intrinsic motivation self-determination integrated motivational sequence |
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