Mindfulness as a moderator of the effect of implicit motivational self-concept on day-to-day behavioral motivation |
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| Authors: | Chantal Levesque Kirk Warren Brown |
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| Institution: | (1) Psychology Department, Missouri State University, 901 S. National, Springfield, MO 65897, USA;(2) University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA;(3) Present address: Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA |
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| Abstract: | Drawing from theories regarding the role of awareness in behavioral self-regulation, this research was designed to examine
the role of mindfulness as a moderator between implicit motivation and the motivation for day-to-day behavior. We hypothesized
that dispositional mindfulness (Brown and Ryan, J Pers Soc Psychol, 84, 822–848, 2003) would act to modify the expression of implicit autonomy orientation in daily behavioral motivation. Using the Implicit Association
Test (Greenwald et al. J Pers Soc Psychol, 74, 1464–1480, 1998), Study 1 provided evidence for the reliability and validity of a new measure of implicit autonomy orientation. Using an
experience-sampling strategy, Study 2 showed the hypothesized moderating effect, such that implicit autonomy orientation predicted
day-to-day motivation only for those lower in dispositional mindfulness. Those higher in mindfulness showed more autonomously
motivated behavior regardless of implicit orientation toward autonomy or heteronomy. It also showed that this moderating effect
of awareness was specific to mindfulness and was primarily manifest in spontaneous behavior. Discussion focuses on the implications
of these findings for dual process theory and research.
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| Keywords: | Implicit motivation Autonomy Mindfulness Self-determination theory Implicit Association Test |
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